Events and Programs

Quarterly Newsletter

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September

3 Monarch Program - meet at firewood box, Deer Run Campground Oak Grove Park at 9:30am. Family program to tag monarchs on their journey to Mexico. No cost. Cancelled if rain.

6 Camper Registration for Trick or Treat Hike - call 712/552-1047. No other phone will be used to register, no walk ins. Calls taken starting at 8 am. This is to reserve for camping for Oct. 8 event. You may only register yourself and one other camper. Campsites available both in Deer Run Campground and Turkey Ridge.

10 Women In the Outdoors - Open to ages 14 and up (ages 14-17 with adult). Hosted at Oak Grove Park, Hawarden, IA 8am-4:30pm. Courses may include: Dutch oven cooking, muzzleloader shooting, GPS, kayaks/canoes etc. Cost is $35, includes
lunch. Hosted by National Wild Turkey Federation and Lyon, Sioux, and O’Brien County Conservation Boards. A fun xperience for ladies of all backgrounds. Call 712/552-3057 to register.

24 Dutch Oven Gathering - Oak Grove Park. Area Dutch oven cookers will gather at the Turkey Ridge Campground Big Sioux Shelter area for an afternoon of Dutch oven cooking. Cooking will begin at 3:30 pm. Dishes to include: breads, appetizers, main dishes and desserts. Dishes will be judged, with prize awarded for best dish. Call Sunday Ford at 712/552-3057 to sign up as a cooker. First 10 cookers to register will receive a free campsite at Turkey Ridge for Saturday night September 24.

October

8 Trick or Treat Hike - Join the Sioux County Conservation Board for an evening of Halloween celebration! Ages 12 and under are invited to trick or treat in costume at Oak Grove Park. You will start at the river and walk a luminary lit trail to Deer Run Campground, trick or treat at the campsites, and then make your way back down to the river for a bonfire. In case of flooding, parking will be available near Deer Run Campground. New this year: Turkey Ridge Campground will also be open for trick or treating due to the large number of kids. Parking will be available for this campground, also. No pre-registration needed. Listen to KSOU 93.9 FM for weather cancellations. Trick or treating is from 6-8pm. Any campers wanting to reserve a spot for the Trick or Treat Hike for Turkey Ridge or Deer Run Campground may start to do so at 8am on September 6th at 712/552-1047. You may only register yourself and one other camper by phone no walk-ins.

22 Youth Mentor Pheasant Hunt - Sponsored by the Sioux Prairie Pheasants Forever and Sioux County Conservation Board. This event is open to kids ages 12-15, who have passed their hunter education courses. This event is held at the Rock Valley Gun Club, hunting will occur on surrounding hunting areas. The day starts with a review of hunting safety by a conservation officer, then a trap shoot. Each kid will go into the field with a mentor and hunting dog, and the morning ends with a lunch and
sharing hunting stories. There is no cost, but only a limited number of kids will be taken. Call 712/552-3057 to pre-register.