Winneshiek County Iowa (Class B) BFRO

Hunter experiences eerie silence, foul odor and possible wood knocking in the Cardinal Marsh Wildlife Management Area

I didnt actually see anything but I had an unusual odor from upwind of me. It was something I have never smelled before. The closest thing that I can think of is the smell of a dog after it rolls on s...

October 2010

Winneshiek County Iowa (Class B) BFRO

Coon hunters shadowed for 20 minutes at night in Cardinal Marsh public hunting area

At around 11:00 we started raccoon hunting at a public area known as Cardinal Marsh. We had a hunting dog, my girlfriend's dad, her, and me. We were walking on a deer trail on the corner of an alfalfa...

November 2009

Winneshiek County Iowa (Class B) BFRO

Rock clacking heard near Cardinal Marsh south of Cresco

I arrived at the area at around 2 in the afternoon. I was in this location because it is an area that I have found signs of interest in the past. I began my hike down a maintenance road that is gated ...

June 2009

Winneshiek County Iowa (Class B) BFRO

Hunter encounters freakishly large tracks in a field south of Cresco

On January 28, 2009 I was hunting on a strip of public land in north-east iowa. It was around 5:30 pm. just before dark. I came across a set of tracks coming out of a thicket and heading across an alf...

January 2009