A waterfowl migration spectacle is underway right now along the Missouri River bottomlands and wetlands of northwest Missouri. One of the best places is called
Deer are common, very common, and so widespread across the USA, the Midwest and throughout Iowa that discussion about this critter will always bring one’s ear
Deer are common, very common, and so widespread across the USA, the Midwest and throughout Iowa that discussion about this critter will always bring one’s ear
Tom turkeys, the wild variety of course, have been on the minds of lots of hunters this spring. Hunting for an elusive wild tom turkey can be a very addictive
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Photos by Garry Brandenburg Bison are one of North America’s biggest and charismatic creatures of our prairie grassland heritage.It is hard to imagine the vast herds estimated to once be over 50 million animals scattered across the grassland prairies of our lower 48 states. But they did exist once upon a time..until settlement moved west and eliminated many of these mammals. Thanks to far a few far sighted people, remnant herds became the focus for conservation efforts. My images today feature a small portion of a bison herd at Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge near Valentine, Nebraska. At their visitor center, a replica skull with long horn cores is on display for the extinct giant bison, Bison latifrons. And for comparison, at Green Castle is our modern day bison that local folks can go see.