Iowa Wildlife Federation

This year’s spring turkey seasons ended on May 17.  Running for more than a month, Iowa’s spring seasons offer hunters …

I spend more time messing around with wood ducks than I do with any other waterfowl.  The cycle begins in …

Iowa pheasant hunters are walking in tall clover.  Following a series of favorable nesting seasons, Iowa’s pheasant population and Iowa’s …

For Iowa Birders; It Is a Time Like No Other This year’s spring songbird migration has been one of the most …

For Iowa’s resident flock of giant Canada geese, the 2026 spring nesting season is nearly complete.  Although a few late …

The ring-necked pheasant is Iowa’s most popular upland gamebird.  Everyone loves seeing wild pheasants, and most folks are familiar with …

“A wonderful bird is the pelican.  His bill can hold more than his belican”                                                                                                   -- Poet, Dixon Merritt 1910 With it’s …

The change of seasons is at hand.  And right on schedule, the first species of songbirds are beginning to arrive …

Elvis has left the building.  For all practical purposes, this year’s spring snow goose season is over.  Not because of …

               Preseason Scouting Can Pave The Road to Hunter Success Iowa’s five-part spring turkey seasons begin April 10 with a special, …

Spring and fall migrations are a dangerous time for traveling songbirds.  This fact was rarely more evident that when winter …

Most birding enthusiasts, myself included, are always on the lookout for something rare or unusual – a visiting species that …

One of the things I miss the most from days gone by are the jackrabbits.  Ya, that’s right.  I said …

Saturday Jan. 24, 2026 --- This morning’s frigid double digit, below zero temperatures seemed a little warmer when I laid …

Commonly referred to as The Sport of Kings, falconry is defined as the pursuit of wild game with trained raptors.  …