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Hunting
Fishing
News Release

2025 hunting, fishing license sales

In 2025, Iowa residents purchased…

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January 27, 2026
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State Parks
News Release

Eight Iowa state parks to host Take It Outside camps this summer

Iowa DNR will host Take It Outside State Park Camps for families living near Waterloo, West Des Moines, Anamosa, Vernon, Madrid, Maquoketa, Palo and Polk City.

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January 27, 2026
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Springbrook State Park Wildlife Camp
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Trout Fishing
News Release

DNR postponing trout stockings in Sioux City, Fort Dodge and Council Bluffs

Iowa DNR is postponing the trout stockings scheduled for tomorrow and Friday in Sioux City, Fort Dodge and Council Bluffs due to extreme cold and wind.

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January 21, 2026
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A young girl holding a trout she caught through the ice at a community trout stocking event
Iowa's Wildlife
News - Featured
News Release

Chickadee tax check-off donations rise while donor numbers continue to decline

Last year, more than 4,600 Iowa taxpayers helped boost wildlife conservation with donations to the Fish and Wildlife Fund on their state tax form.

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January 20, 2026
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Hunting
News Release

DNR sets public meetings to recap hunting, trapping seasons, discuss possible rule changes

Iowa (DNR) is hosting a series of town hall-style meetings where local staff will provide updates on recently completed hunting and trapping seasons.

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January 20, 2026
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Hunting
Fishing
News Release

Outdoor Notes - Jan. 13, 2026

New year, new license. Iowa’s 2025 hunting and fishing licenses expired on January 10. Licenses are available at 650 locations across the state and online.

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January 13, 2026
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Hunting
News - Featured
News Release

Iowa’s deer hunting shifts to late season mode

Iowa's two January antlerless deer seasons, Population Management and Excess Tag, run Jan. 11-25 with differences.

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January 9, 2026
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Whitetailed deer in snowy underbrush.
News - Featured
Canoe, Kayak & Paddle Sports
News Release

Iowa DNR reminds paddlers - water is dangerously cold despite spring-like air temps

With a couple of above average temperatures forecast this week, the Iowa DNR reminds all paddlers that water temperatures remain dangerously cold.

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January 6, 2026
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Urban Forestry Management
News - Featured
News Release

Bundle up and get outside this Holiday Season

Keep the whole family active and entertained this holiday season and all winter long!

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December 29, 2025
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Trout Fishing
News Release

Winter community trout stockings start Jan. 10

Iowa DNR will release rainbow trout in nine locations across Iowa this winter in areas that would not support them during warmer months.

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December 23, 2025
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A young girl holding a trout she caught through the ice at a community trout stocking event
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State Parks
News Release

Dozens of seasonal employee opportunities available in Iowa state parks for summer 2026

Iowa state parks have dozens of openings for recreational aides, seasonal patrol officers and a carpenter for the summer 2026 season.

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December 23, 2025
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Fishing
News Release

Ice fishing not advised across much of Iowa

Iowa’s stretch of unseasonably warm temperatures has deteriorated the quality of ice across much of the state south of Iowa Hwy. 3; ice fishing is discouraged.

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December 23, 2025
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Fishing
Employment
News Release

Don’t miss your chance to get hands-on fisheries career experience 2026

Summer seasonal positions at Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) fisheries offices are open for applications until Jan. 16.

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December 16, 2025
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State Parks
News Release

Join a First Day Hike on New Year’s Day 2026

DES MOINES – What’s the best way to spend New Year’s Day? Take a First Day Hike in an Iowa state park or forest!

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December 16, 2025
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First Day Hikes at Pine Lake.
Off-Highway Vehicles
News - Featured
News Release

Snowmobilers cheer the return of winter

It’s middle December, and much of Iowa is covered under a thick blanket of snow with a weekend forecast calling for high temperatures that barely scratch double

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December 9, 2025
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