Iowa Pheasant Hunters Should Expect a Repeat of 2016

  Iowa survey results indicate a statewide average pheasant population decline of 30 percent and quail population decline of 23 percent, but pheasant brood sightings are up statewide and quail are being reported everywhere in the quail range, said Todd Bogenschutz, upland wildlife biologist for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources who coordinates the survey. So what happened? The lack of dew in Iowas ditches and fields during the survey timeframe is likely a major factor skewing this year’s survey results, he said. Most of Iowa was listed as... READ MORE