Iowa DNR Dispatches First Confirmed Female Mountain Lion
A dead calf with injuries consistent with a large cat kill prompted a call from a farmer to Iowa’s Department of Natural Resources. While relatively uncommon in Iowa, the call came in a couple days after the calf was discovered when a landowner spotted the culprit. As DNR officers arrived on the scene, the decision […]
Combating CWD, Iowa Cuts Deer Tags
After a dozen deer that were harvested during last year’s hunting season in Iowa tested positive for chronic wasting disease, officials with the state’s Department of Natural Resources are cutting available tags. “At the end of the day our goal is to maintain as healthy a herd as we can for the public, as a […]
Iowa Man Pleads Guilty to Poaching 200+ Inch Buck
It was December 11, 2016, when an Iowa man spotted the deer of a lifetime in a cornfield. What would have been the conclusion to a perfect, hard-earned hunt, was anything but in this case. Brett Cranston, 41, spotted the deer from his vehicle, and after retrieving his shotgun, fired at the deer from […]
Swindling Outfitter Nailed with Two Felonies After Stealing Thousands from Trusting Hunters
Taking in an outdoors show much like many of us do in the offseason, Alabama resident David Pasqualotto and his 17-year-old son Michael met the acquaintance of a supposed outfitter promising the hunt of a lifetime. Advertising both Missouri and Iowa rifle and bow hunts; the pair was approached by a seemingly jovial and […]
Iowa Hunter Offers $5k to Catch Poacher Who Removed Head from Son’s Deer
Adam Timmerman of Cherokee, Iowa was sharing a special moment with his son Mason on a late season muzzleloader hunt at the end of January. The pair were hunting the Timmerman’s private property just before dark, and after Mason placed a shot on a beautiful buck, decided it would be best to recover the […]
The Majestic and Protected White Deer of Eastern Iowa
Traditionally known for its resident whitetail deer adorning antlers that could make any hunter weak in the knees, the state of Iowa is also home to a special, yet little-known species of deer. Believed to be descendants of an escapee from a captive heard roughly 20 years ago, eastern Iowa’s white deer have become […]