Iowa wildlife officials have asked trappers to lend a hand with ongoing research into the state’s gray fox population for tracking purposes.

Each fall, a dedicated group of whitetail bowhunters provides high-quality data on wildlife to the Iowa DNR.

State officials say no deer killed in a special state-sanctioned hunt in northeast Iowa have tested positive for chronic wasting disease.

A Department of Natural Resources officer and another man killed a mountain lion in northwest Iowa after determining it was a threat to people.