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If I read this correctly you can deer hunt on these parcels after duck season ends correct.Read the last 2 sentences in the second article
Refuge Expanded for Geese
09/06/2001 @ 11:42 AM
Contributed by: Tony
Views:: 2,585 From the Iowa DNR:
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources recently announced an addition to the inviolate waterfowl refuge on the Big Marsh Wildlife Management Area north of Parkersburg. Inviolate waterfowl refuges are established on more than 40 wildlife management areas scattered across the state to provide ducks and geese with undisturbed resting sites during their fall migration.
The 235-acre addition to the Big Marsh Waterfowl Refuge is a small portion of the 975 acres that were recently acquired by the DNR with assistance from Pheasants Forever and Ducks Unlimited along the West Fork of the Cedar River. This new inviolate refuge is located immediately northeast of the 245th Street and Hickory Avenue intersection and south of the river channel. The refuge is being expanded to enhance Canada goose management at Big Marsh. The refuge will be posted with official signs to delineate the boundary.
"The intent of the inviolate refuge is to give Canada geese a place to rest that is undisturbed by human activity within the area that is currently closed to Canada goose hunting during the fall," said Doug Janke, management biologist for the DNR at Big Marsh. "This site has the resources we feel are needed to attract Canada geese and get the local fall population of geese closer to the target level approved in our original management plan."
"The refuge includes 10 acres of open water and 70 acres of close-cropped cool season grasses. With protection from human disturbance this site should attract and hold good numbers of local and migrating Canada geese during the fall hunting season," Janke said. "Unlike ducks, geese don't need a lot of water since they loaf on land. They do seem to like an area that is undisturbed by people, however, especially during the hunting season."
"The Big Marsh goose flock has been growing steadily since the Canada goose closed area was established seven years ago," said Guy Zenner, waterfowl biologist for the DNR. "However, the location of the current waterfowl refuge, at the edge of the closed goose hunting zone, leaves the geese vulnerable to a fair amount of hunting pressure that appears to be discouraging migrant geese from using the area during
the fall."
The Big Marsh waterfowl refuge system and closed Canada goose hunting zone are modeled after other refuges in Iowa that have proven successful in attracting and holding waterfowl. "The addition of this new waterfowl refuge at Big Marsh should give migrating geese the sense of security they seem to desire, which will ultimately improve goose numbers and hunting opportunities in the area," Zenner said.
This inviolate refuge will be closed to public access until the end of the waterfowl season. After that time, it will be opened up for public hunting for any seasons that remain open. "This will provide some good late season opportunities for pheasant and deer hunters," Janke said.
52.1(3)
Waterfowl refuges. The following areas under the jurisdiction of the department of natural
resources are established as waterfowl refuges where posted. It shall be unlawful to hunt ducks and
geese on the following areas, where posted, at any time during the year. It shall be unlawful to trespass
in any manner on the following areas, where posted, during the dates posted, both dates inclusive,
except that department personnel, law enforcement officials, and other persons specifically authorized
by the department of natural resources may enter the area at any time in performance of their duties, and
hunters, under the supervision of department staff, may enter the area when specifically authorized by
the department of natural resources.
Area County
09/06/2001 @ 11:42 AM
Contributed by: Tony
Views:: 2,585 From the Iowa DNR:
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources recently announced an addition to the inviolate waterfowl refuge on the Big Marsh Wildlife Management Area north of Parkersburg. Inviolate waterfowl refuges are established on more than 40 wildlife management areas scattered across the state to provide ducks and geese with undisturbed resting sites during their fall migration.
The 235-acre addition to the Big Marsh Waterfowl Refuge is a small portion of the 975 acres that were recently acquired by the DNR with assistance from Pheasants Forever and Ducks Unlimited along the West Fork of the Cedar River. This new inviolate refuge is located immediately northeast of the 245th Street and Hickory Avenue intersection and south of the river channel. The refuge is being expanded to enhance Canada goose management at Big Marsh. The refuge will be posted with official signs to delineate the boundary.
"The intent of the inviolate refuge is to give Canada geese a place to rest that is undisturbed by human activity within the area that is currently closed to Canada goose hunting during the fall," said Doug Janke, management biologist for the DNR at Big Marsh. "This site has the resources we feel are needed to attract Canada geese and get the local fall population of geese closer to the target level approved in our original management plan."
"The refuge includes 10 acres of open water and 70 acres of close-cropped cool season grasses. With protection from human disturbance this site should attract and hold good numbers of local and migrating Canada geese during the fall hunting season," Janke said. "Unlike ducks, geese don't need a lot of water since they loaf on land. They do seem to like an area that is undisturbed by people, however, especially during the hunting season."
"The Big Marsh goose flock has been growing steadily since the Canada goose closed area was established seven years ago," said Guy Zenner, waterfowl biologist for the DNR. "However, the location of the current waterfowl refuge, at the edge of the closed goose hunting zone, leaves the geese vulnerable to a fair amount of hunting pressure that appears to be discouraging migrant geese from using the area during
the fall."
The Big Marsh waterfowl refuge system and closed Canada goose hunting zone are modeled after other refuges in Iowa that have proven successful in attracting and holding waterfowl. "The addition of this new waterfowl refuge at Big Marsh should give migrating geese the sense of security they seem to desire, which will ultimately improve goose numbers and hunting opportunities in the area," Zenner said.
This inviolate refuge will be closed to public access until the end of the waterfowl season. After that time, it will be opened up for public hunting for any seasons that remain open. "This will provide some good late season opportunities for pheasant and deer hunters," Janke said.
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