Illinois man fatally shot while waterfowl hunting on Saturday 11/13/2023 2:37:00 PM View Count 4570 PANORA - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is investigating a fatal hunting incident that occurred Saturday in Guthrie County.
All Iowans can help protect fish and wildlife through Turn in Poachers 11/15/2022 11:44:00 AM View Count 5562 Information is reported to the Turn in Poachers (TIP) system all year long, with a noticeable increase from September to January as part of the fall and winter hunting seasons. Regardless of the time of year or day of the week, the most important factor for the public in using the TIP system is timeliness.
Five northwest Iowa men plead guilty to 48 wildlife violations 3/29/2022 1:52:00 PM View Count 3143 Ida Grove, Iowa - An investigation that began as a turkey poaching case last fall has concluded with five individuals pleading guilty to 48 wildlife charges and assessed nearly $83,000 in fines and liquidated damages.
Bald eagle found shot in Cedar Rapids, public help sought to find person responsible 2/3/2022 2:44:00 PM View Count 3663 The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is asking for help to identify the person responsible for shooting a bald eagle that was discovered in southeast Cedar Rapids on Jan. 9.
Three men facing dozens of deer, turkey poaching charges in Des Moines County after lengthy investigations 12/28/2021 1:07:00 PM View Count 3096 State conservation officers have charged three men with multiple hunting violations in Des Moines County from two separate investigations for illegal activity that allegedly occurred this fall.
All Iowans can help protect fish and wildlife through Turn in Poachers 11/16/2021 1:52:00 PM View Count 1521 Information is reported to the Turn in Poachers (TIP) system all year long, with a noticeable increase from September to January as part of the fall and winter hunting seasons. Regardless of the time of year or day of the week, the most important factor for the public in using the TIP system is timeliness.
Iowa DNR Conservation Officers Conclude Poaching Investigation 8/10/2021 1:18:00 PM View Count 2621 Iowa Conservation Officers concluded a six-month-long investigation into felony weapons charges and wildlife poaching violations involving a deer hunting party in Johnson and Linn counties.
Yearlong poaching investigation ends with four convictions 2/2/2021 1:21:00 PM View Count 24454 A routine inspection of local taxidermy operations in Buchanan and Linn counties began a yearlong investigation into poaching activity and ended with four individuals being charged and convicted of dozens of wildlife violations as well as facing thousands of dollars in fines and civil damages.
Buchanan County man pleaded guilty to illegal ginseng harvest 1/12/2021 12:54:00 PM View Count 5837 A joint investigation on Sept. 29, 2020, between the Iowa Department of Natural Resources and the Buchanan County Sheriff’s Office into illegal wild ginseng harvest led officers to Mathew Wilkinson, 34, of Independence, who was found in possession with 10 separate wild ginseng roots totaling three ounces, and evidence that Wilkinson had dug the roots from a Buchanan County Conservation Board property.
Two Northeast Iowa men pleaded guilty to illegal ginseng harvest 1/12/2021 12:38:00 PM View Count 15322 Two northeast Iowa men pleaded guilty to illegal taking of wild ginseng on state managed land after they were encountered by a state conservation officer in the late afternoon on Sept. 11, 2020.
Tip leads to Buchanan County deer poaching case 1/12/2021 12:31:00 PM View Count 5696 A tip that an individual with a rifle may be trying to kill a deer at night in Brayton Memorial Forest Wildlife Area, near Hopkinton, resulted in one person being charged with illegally taking a white-tailed deer, and a number of individuals being charged with helping him.
Bald Eagle shot, killed in Ankeny; public’s help sought 1/21/2020 1:33:00 PM View Count 25645 ANKENY, Iowa -- On January 3, 2020, the Ankeny Police Department contacted a DNR Conservation Officer and a Wildlife Rehabber about a mature Bald Eagle that was not acting normal and sitting on the ground near Northeast Trilein Drive and East 1st Street.
DNR names new law enforcement chief 12/13/2019 8:12:00 AM View Count 4887 DES MOINES, Iowa - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is proud to announce Trace Kendig as the new chief of the DNR’s Law Enforcement Bureau.
Anonymous tip leads to charges on illegal killing of swans 12/9/2019 8:20:00 AM View Count 9279 ANKENY, Iowa – On December 6, 2019, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources received an anonymous tip about a man shooting trumpeter swans at Paul Errington Marsh, just east of Ankeny.
Three men charged with illegally taking trumpeter swan 11/20/2019 4:16:00 PM View Count 10060 MUSCATINE COUNTY, Iowa -- On November 17, 2019, DNR Conservation Officers received a TIP that a trumpeter swan had been shot at Cedar Bottoms Wildlife Management Area in Muscatine County.
Carroll County father and son charged with several deer violations 10/23/2019 8:58:00 AM View Count 4202 CARROLL COUNTY, Iowa – Iowa Department of Natural Resources Conservation Officers have charged two Glidden men with numerous deer hunting violations, including poaching, from an investigation stemming back to November 2018.
Illinois couple pleads guilty to illegally harvesting ginseng in Geode State Park 6/11/2019 3:34:00 PM View Count 5880 DANVILLE, Iowa -- After several months of investigation from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources’ Law Enforcement Bureau and State Parks Bureau, in conjunction with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Ki Pil Park and Jaemyung Yoo of Chicago, IL, pleaded guilty to several ginseng related charges.
DNR Conservation Officer Griebel named Officer of the Year by Council 4/2/2019 12:58:00 PM View Count 3117 The Mississippi Flyway Law Enforcement Council recently named Iowa DNR Conservation Officer Steven Griebel as its 2018 Officer of the Year.
Woman injured by shot allegedly fired by felon 1/8/2019 12:41:00 PM View Count 3208 WAPELLO COUNTY, Iowa -- The Wapello County Sheriff’s Office was called to Ottumwa Regional Hospital on January 4, 2019, around 7:45 p.m. for a female with a gunshot wound to the back of her head.
Deputy issued citation for unlawful possession of Whitetail deer antlers 11/29/2018 8:14:00 AM View Count 24371 GREENE COUNTY, Iowa -- On November 3, 2018, a DNR Conservation Officer received a call from a man who came upon a scene of a woman who had hit a deer on N Ave. between 185th and 190th streets in Greene County. The man waited for a sheriff’s deputy to arrive. Once the deputy arrived, the man asked the deputy about a salvage tag. Greene County Sheriff's Deputy Kirk Hammer declined to issue him a salvage tag.
North Carolina and Louisiana hunters plead guilty to multiple major hunting violations 11/13/2018 9:37:00 AM View Count 8002 TAYLOR COUNTY, Iowa - On Wednesday, November 7, Iowa DNR Conservation Officers Andrea Bevington and Adam Arnold were checking hunters in deer camps in Taylor County when they observed one group of hunters with an untagged deer. After interviewing the hunters, the conservation officers uncovered numerous hunting violations including falsifying residency and hunting with Missouri deer licenses in Iowa.
Iowa DNR to host hunting incident academy 9/11/2018 1:16:00 PM View Count 2910 The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is partnering with the International Hunter Education Association to host the USA Hunting Incident Investigation Academy at Honey Creek State Park Resort and the DNR Rathbun Fish Hatchery September 16 -20.
Two Waterloo men charged with illegally killing antlered deer 8/14/2018 12:47:00 PM View Count 19200 WATERLOO – On Thursday, August 2, 2018 at 1:26 a.m., Iowa Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Bureau was contacted by the Waterloo Police Department after they conducted a traffic stop of two males who had illegally killed two antlered deer that were still in velvet.
Investigation finds Michigan residents unlawfully took nearly two dozen deer over 16 years 7/24/2018 11:49:00 AM View Count 15469 CEDAR COUNTY, Iowa – In an effort to provide quality, legal deer hunting opportunities for Iowans, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service conducted a joint investigation that put an end to an illegal scheme to take white-tailed deer in Iowa.
Arizona man found guilty of deer poaching 2/27/2018 11:33:00 AM View Count 9652 Nicholas Slater of Glendale, Ariz. was found guilty following a trial on Feb. 12, 2018 for charges related to poaching a whitetail deer. The poaching incident occurred at Lake Manawa State Park in Council Bluffs on Nov. 19, 2016.
Arizona man charged with deer poaching in Iowa 11/7/2017 2:48:00 PM View Count 14744 Iowa DNR Conservation Officers have charged Nicholas W. Slater, 31, of Glendale, AZ with deer poaching in Lake Manawa State Park on November 19, 2016.
Two charged after reports of shots fired 7/25/2017 1:26:00 PM View Count 14354 POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY, Iowa – Iowa Department of Natural Resources state park rangers have charged two hunters after a tip was reported by fishermen of shots fired at Lake Manawa on July 22.
Three Keokuk men charged with animal torture 7/25/2017 1:21:00 PM View Count 16926 Three Keokuk men were charged July 6, with animal torture after a video appeared online in early May showing the men with an injured opossum.
DNR Law Enforcement Chief retires 4/28/2017 2:46:00 PM View Count 4574 DES MOINES – The Chief of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Bureau, Mark Sedlmayr, is retiring on Friday, April 28, 2017, after 37 years with the DNR.
Fishing license check nets fugitive 4/14/2017 2:26:00 PM View Count 4741 FORT DODGE - David Scott Dayton, 30, of Fort Dodge, was booked into Webster County Jail Thursday after assaulting State Conservation Officer Bill Spece who was checking fishing licenses at the little dam in Fort Dodge.
Tama man pleads guilty of deer poaching in Marshall County 4/4/2017 11:34:00 AM View Count 10248 Ralph Ray Rozevink, 61, of rural Tama County, pleaded guilty on Feb. 22 to poaching a doe in southern Marshall County on Dec. 18, 2016.
Two bald eagles found shot in Webster County 3/21/2017 11:49:00 AM View Count 32047 The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is looking for the person or persons responsible for shooting two bald eagles in Webster County.
Jefferson man pleads guilty to poaching trophy buck 3/14/2017 11:42:00 AM View Count 34724 Brett Cranston, 41, of Jefferson, pleaded guilty on March 9 to three charges related to illegally taking a deer during the first shotgun deer season in Greene County.
Officers seeking information to find person responsible for shooting Winneshiek County bald eagle 3/7/2017 8:24:00 AM View Count 8031 Law enforcement officials in Winneshiek County are looking for the party responsible for killing a bald eagle.
Officials still searching for party responsible for dead eagle 2/24/2017 10:06:00 AM View Count 10187 The search continues for the party responsible for the death of a bald eagle discovered Jan. 25, in Yellow Banks County Park, on the southeast side of Des Moines.
Johnston man pleaded guilty to deer poaching at Big Creek State Park 2/21/2017 3:18:00 PM View Count 8099 Polk City - Roy Penney, 49, of Johnston, pleaded guilty to using a motor vehicle to take deer, wanton waste of game, hunting in a refuge, failure to tag the deer and interference with official acts in Polk County Court on Feb. 17.
Grimes man pleaded guilty to poaching deer in West Des Moines 2/21/2017 3:15:00 PM View Count 8418 Christopher Husted, 41, of Grimes, pleaded guilty on Feb. 17, to trespassing and poaching an 11 point buck on Nov. 11, off of Grand Avenue, in West Des Moines.
Eagle found shot at Polk County park 1/26/2017 1:35:00 PM View Count 28416 The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is looking for the person or persons responsible for shooting a bald eagle at Yellow Banks County Park, near the Des Moines River on the southeast side of Des Moines, and removing its head and talons.
Three men plead guilty in 2015 deer poaching case 1/17/2017 12:45:00 PM View Count 24050 Two Minnesota men and one North Iowa man have pleaded guilty to illegally taking deer in Emmet and Kossuth counties in Iowa in October and November 2015.
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Deer poachers caught on camera 10/11/2016 3:23:00 PM View Count 33833 Fort Dodge, Iowa - A nine month investigation into deer and turkey poaching in Webster County, Iowa, was closed on Oct. 7, when Kyle Alstott, 23, of Fort Dodge, the last of the 10 individuals facing charges from Iowa and Nebraska, pleaded guilty.
Louisa County man pleads guilty to deer poaching 10/4/2016 1:41:00 PM View Count 11479 DES MOINES – A Morning Sun man has pled guilty to multiple counts of illegally taking deer in Louisa County.
Three central Iowa men charged in ginseng theft case 9/8/2016 12:52:00 PM View Count 6996 Three central Iowa men were charged with theft for allegedly harvesting ginseng roots on state managed lands along the Des Moines River valley over the Labor Day Weekend. It is illegal to harvest ginseng from all state-owned and state-managed land, and most county conservation board owned land.
Why does water expand when it freezes? 12/17/2015 9:59:00 AM View Count 4353 As simple as it seems, water actually acts pretty strange. It all comes down to what holds it together.
Three Western Iowa Men Charged with 30 Hunting Violations 12/17/2015 5:13:00 AM View Count 10812 The Iowa Department of Natural Resources charged three men with multiple hunting violations for events that took place on January 10, 2015 which spanned two counties in western Iowa.