The nearly 440-acre rectangular shaped Van Buren Wildlife Area is a popular place for bird watchers, mushroom hunters and shed antler, turkey and deer hunters.
For mourning dove hunters, the action can be fast – and humbling – but there is no question that the annual season opener on Sept. 1 is a “can’t miss” event.
The DNR is offering a program to teach skills needed to hunt, field dress and cook waterfowl to those who have little to no waterfowl hunting experience.
The 1,475-acre Welch Lake complex protects West Okoboji Lake’s water quality through wetland restoration and offers prime pheasant and waterfowl hunting.
