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July 20, 2018

Future concerns for the Spirit Lake Hatchery

By Steve Weisman The Spirit Lake Hatchery is under attack! With the fact that zebra

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July 17, 2018

A look at the results of the curly leaf pondweed...

By Steve Weisman With all of the rainfall over the past three weeks or so, the topic

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July 17, 2018

Fighting flood waters and protecting our lakes

By Steve Weisman What crazy weather we have had over the past couple of weeks in

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July 16, 2018

Michael McDonald to Headline Okoboji Blue Water Festival

By Steve Weisman The third annual Okoboji Blue Water Festival, which is a

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June 16, 2018

Whitetail-Deer Populations & Health in Iowa

By Clark Schmitz When early settlers came to Iowa they found numerous game animals

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May 15, 2018

Time to take our water issues seriously

  By Steve Weisman Would you believe it we are about three months from the

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May 8, 2018

Mountain Lions in NW Iowa

by Clark Schmitz During the 2017 Iowa deer season a mountain lion was killed in

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April 30, 2018

Hatchery walleye results impressive

By Steve Weisman As I entered the Spirit Lake Hatchery last Friday (April 27), I saw

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April 16, 2018

Yes, Spring Will Arrive

By Steve Weisman As I headed to the Spirit Lake Fish Hatchery to talk to Kim

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January 15, 2018

Pheasant Fest & Quail Classic comes to Sioux Falls

By Steve Weisman I often think of the National Pheasant Fest & Quail Classic as

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November 16, 2017

Reflecting on DNR night

By Steve Weisman This last week was a really fun one for me. First, there was the

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October 5, 2017

Public Meeting Concerning Curlyleaf Pondweed Held Last Thursday

By Steve Weisman Over 100 concerned citizens attended a public meeting at the Sami

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