Get Outside, Iowa. Enjoy Iowa's outdoors year-round. Get started Fishing Report Environmental Protection Hunting & Trapping Business Regulatory Assistance Visit Iowa State Parks Join our team! Can we help you... Find Your DNR Conservation Officer Find a Form or Permit Find an Environmental Services Field Office Find Chronic Wasting Disease Reporting & Results Get Nonresident Hunting Information Report a Hazardous Spill Sign Up for a Hunter Education Course Subscribe to Iowa Outdoors Magazine News Releases View All DNR News Releases April 30, 2025 7 hidden surprises at Wildcat Den State Park Packed with historical, geological and natural wonders, Wildcat Den State Park near Muscatine has surprises around every bend. Blog April 30, 2025 DNR to present proposed Western Iowa deer hunting regulations at meetings in Denison, Hinton and Sioux Center The Iowa DNR will be presenting new proposed deer hunting regulations for portions of Western Iowa May 19, May 20, and May 21st. Hunting - Deer April 29, 2025 Time to start planning to control plants in Iowa ponds A healthy pond needs aquatic plants, but too many plants can limit the pond’s use and cause imbalances in the fish population. Fishing April 29, 2025 DNR to temporarily close Clare Wilson Bridge for repairs Iowa DNR announces a temporary closure of the bridge, fishing piers and parking lot at Clare Wilson State Recreation Area beginning May 5, for critical repairs. State Parks April 29, 2025 Walleye season opens May 3 on Iowa’s Great Lakes The 150th walleye fishing season officially opens May 3rd at Spirit Lake, East and West Okoboji lakes. Fishing April 29, 2025 Exceptional season allows DNR crews to achieve walleye egg collection goals DNR crews captured 1,910 adult female walleyes at East Okoboji, Rathbun, Spirit, and Storm lakes, as well as the Mississippi River. Fishing
Get Outside, Iowa. Enjoy Iowa's outdoors year-round. Get started Fishing Report Environmental Protection Hunting & Trapping Business Regulatory Assistance Visit Iowa State Parks Join our team!
Can we help you... Find Your DNR Conservation Officer Find a Form or Permit Find an Environmental Services Field Office Find Chronic Wasting Disease Reporting & Results Get Nonresident Hunting Information Report a Hazardous Spill Sign Up for a Hunter Education Course Subscribe to Iowa Outdoors Magazine
News Releases View All DNR News Releases April 30, 2025 7 hidden surprises at Wildcat Den State Park Packed with historical, geological and natural wonders, Wildcat Den State Park near Muscatine has surprises around every bend. Blog April 30, 2025 DNR to present proposed Western Iowa deer hunting regulations at meetings in Denison, Hinton and Sioux Center The Iowa DNR will be presenting new proposed deer hunting regulations for portions of Western Iowa May 19, May 20, and May 21st. Hunting - Deer April 29, 2025 Time to start planning to control plants in Iowa ponds A healthy pond needs aquatic plants, but too many plants can limit the pond’s use and cause imbalances in the fish population. Fishing April 29, 2025 DNR to temporarily close Clare Wilson Bridge for repairs Iowa DNR announces a temporary closure of the bridge, fishing piers and parking lot at Clare Wilson State Recreation Area beginning May 5, for critical repairs. State Parks April 29, 2025 Walleye season opens May 3 on Iowa’s Great Lakes The 150th walleye fishing season officially opens May 3rd at Spirit Lake, East and West Okoboji lakes. Fishing April 29, 2025 Exceptional season allows DNR crews to achieve walleye egg collection goals DNR crews captured 1,910 adult female walleyes at East Okoboji, Rathbun, Spirit, and Storm lakes, as well as the Mississippi River. Fishing
April 30, 2025 7 hidden surprises at Wildcat Den State Park Packed with historical, geological and natural wonders, Wildcat Den State Park near Muscatine has surprises around every bend. Blog
April 30, 2025 DNR to present proposed Western Iowa deer hunting regulations at meetings in Denison, Hinton and Sioux Center The Iowa DNR will be presenting new proposed deer hunting regulations for portions of Western Iowa May 19, May 20, and May 21st. Hunting - Deer
April 29, 2025 Time to start planning to control plants in Iowa ponds A healthy pond needs aquatic plants, but too many plants can limit the pond’s use and cause imbalances in the fish population. Fishing
April 29, 2025 DNR to temporarily close Clare Wilson Bridge for repairs Iowa DNR announces a temporary closure of the bridge, fishing piers and parking lot at Clare Wilson State Recreation Area beginning May 5, for critical repairs. State Parks
April 29, 2025 Walleye season opens May 3 on Iowa’s Great Lakes The 150th walleye fishing season officially opens May 3rd at Spirit Lake, East and West Okoboji lakes. Fishing
April 29, 2025 Exceptional season allows DNR crews to achieve walleye egg collection goals DNR crews captured 1,910 adult female walleyes at East Okoboji, Rathbun, Spirit, and Storm lakes, as well as the Mississippi River. Fishing