Iowa DNR News For July 27
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Deer Licenses Go On Sale August 15
Resident deer hunters may begin purchasing licenses for the upcoming season on
August 15. Season dates and license quotas were approved at the July meeting of the Natural
Resource Commission of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.
Licenses are sold at nearly 900 locations across the state and online at
www.iowadnr.gov and click on the hunting tab.
Pheasant Survey Begins August 1
The annual August roadside survey of upland game will begin August 1. Staff with the
Iowa Department of Natural Resources will be driving the same 200, 30 mile routes as in
previous years, looking for pheasants, rabbits quail and partridge.
The survey tracks population trends and provides are reliable prediction of the fall
pheasant harvest. The survey concludes on August 15.
Fish Iowa! Games Target Casting Competition Finals Held
Twenty finalists representing over 700 qualifiers from more than 100 schools across
Iowa took aim at the state Fish Iowa! Games target casting competition on July 16 in Ames.
Qualifiers for the state competition placed first in their class at a Fish Iowa! Games
casting contest held at their school this spring. More than 15,600 Iowa students across the state
took part in these competitions. The statewide cast off is sponsored by the Iowa Sports
Foundation (d.b.a Iowa Games), the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, and the Mid Iowa
Bass Masters.
All participants received a certificate. Medals were awarded for three age groups. The
first place winner in each group also received a rod and reel.
Age 8 & younger
1st – Tessa Tornblom, Shelby
2nd – Abbie Willett, Shelby
3rd – Joshua Foley, Des Moines
Age 9‐11
1st – Brandon Dittmer, Lacona
2nd – Madison Seligman, Mechanicsville
3rd – Jordan Clark, Mesenay
Age 12‐16
1st – Patricia Miller, Eldora
2nd – Ty Haugen, Dows
3rd – Kayla Anderson, Eldora
Fish Iowa! Games is a casting competition developed by the Iowa Sports Foundation in
conjunction with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. The program is a fun
competition where students learn to flip, pitch and cast overhand to a target. Participants
receive points based on the accuracy of each casting technique. Often, it is taught as part of an
introductory fishing unit. For younger students, it may be their first experience with a rod and
reel. Fish Iowa! Games is in its fifth year.
Source: Iowa DNR
