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Washburn's Outdoor Journal
This year’s multi-segmented, multi-zoned Iowa duck season kicks off with a statewide teal-only hunt beginning September 6. Although Iowa teal …
After a year of enduring things like weather, migration, and the rearing of youngsters, a bird’s feathers began to show …
With its four-foot height, ear-piercing call, and six-foot wingspan; I think you’d be hard pressed to find a bird with …
Biologists with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources have completed statewide July goose banding operations. This year, a total of …
According to Iowa’s state climatologist, last winter was the fourth least snowy in 138 years of record keeping – a …
A Yellow-headed Blackbird, Of Course! With its bright golden mantle and jet-black body, it would be hard to mistake the …
Spring is in the air -- literally. Leaving their winter homes, millions of neotropical songbirds are now winging their way …
Birding enthusiasts are always on the lookout for something out of the ordinary – a new or rare species that …
For Iowa’s wild turkeys, the lengthening days of spring bring on a dramatic change in attitude. Gobblers that have peacefully …
A seldom observed survivor of Iowa’s historic past, the rare and delicate pasque flower is currently on full display across …
The courtship antics of the American woodcock is one of the Iowa woodland’s most remarkable spring rituals. The prelude to …
Iowa’s spring turkey seasons are just around the corner. Hunters are counting the minutes as Iowa woodlands are already rocking …
You could feel the excitement in the weathercaster’s voice as she described the intense spring thunderstorm currently building to the …
The white-tailed deer is Iowa’s only species of big game wildlife. One of the traits that sets white-tails apart from …
It’s been more than a month since Iowa’s multi-faceted deer hunting seasons concluded on January 10. Since then, I’ve been …