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Prepping Your Tackle Box for Spring Fishing

If this stretch of warmer weather has you itching for spring fishing, now is a great time to dust off the tackle box and prepare for a great fishing season.

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Cool Things You Should Know About Golden Eagles

Once thought as wanderers from the Rocky Mountains and western states, research shows Iowa’s wintering golden eagles travel thousands of miles from far north.

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How to Tell a Golden Eagle from a Bald Eagle

Differentiating between a golden eagle and an immature bald eagle can be challenging. But sharp-eyed observers can tell the differences in the wings.

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8 Festive Birdfeeders to Make This Winter

To help your feathered friends find a meal, take a few minutes to create one of these festive feeders for your yard, or make a fancy batch as a gift.

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12 Tips for Better Wildlife Photography

Whether you’ve got a secondhand point-and-shoot camera or a top-of-the-line DSLR, remember these tips to help you get your best wildlife shots this season.

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Move Over, Turkey: Pheasant for Thanksgiving

With pheasant numbers up, it's time to not only reinstate the annual Thanksgiving pheasant hunt tradition, but to put one on the table for the big holiday meal.

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Cool Things You Should Know About Crayfish

The facts on crayfish can be amazing. They can regrow legs, carry up to 450 eggs, and they’ve lived in Iowa for 13,000 years.

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7 Cool Things You Should Know About Opossums

Opossums may not win a beauty pageant, since these marsupials look similar to oversized rats, but they actually aren’t nearly as gnarly as they appear.

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The Armistice Day Blizzard of 1940

Call it a Weather Bomb, Perfect Storm, whatever. By any name, or any way you looked at it, the developing atmospheric brew spelled trouble.

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Why Do Leaves Change Color?

There is much speculation and folklore associated with the spectacular colors Iowans enjoy every fall in our hardwood forests.

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