The trapping season opens in Iowa Saturday with a DNR expert saying the prospects look good. Furbearer biologist Vince Evelsizer says some of the animals have managed the recent wet to dry weather ...

“It's a good time for trappers right now,” said Vince Evelsizer, furbearer specialist for the Department of Natural Resources. Strong furbearer populations, coupled with high fur prices, have fueled a ...

As hunting season begins for beavers this year, people across the state of Iowa are recognizing the importance of beavers and their contributions to the environment. “They’re nature’s engineers, and ...

RICEVILLE | Fur trapping is more than guys in coon-skinned caps walking through the woods looking for something to put in the stew pot. The sport also has a potential financial payoff. For the past 30 ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — River otters are now legal game in Iowa for the first time since they disappeared from the state during the 1870s. The limited trapping season is the result of a successful and ...

BUCHANAN COUNTY, Iowa (KWWL) – It’s nearly time for trapping season, and the Iowa DNR brushed up trappers on the rules and regulations for this coming season. The wildlife seminar touched on topics of ...

An Iowa Department of Natural Resources commission has advanced restrictions on the state's turtle trapping. The rules approved Thursday by the Natural Resource Commission would limit trappers to ...

The Iowa furbearer season opens on Saturday and the DNR furbearer biologist Vince Evelsizer says the trapping prospects look good. “Overall the furbearer populations around the state are in great ...

An Iowa Department of Natural Resources commission has advanced restrictions on the state's turtle trapping.The rules approved Thursday by the Natural Resource Commission would limit trappers to ...