Boone, Iowa Last year, Iowa’s pheasant population doubled following a mild winter and average spring weather. The good news is, this past winter and spring offer much the same optimism for this year’s pheasant hatch, said Todd Bogenschutz, DNR upland wil

Bogenschutz said Iowa’s pheasant population made a major recovery in 2002, increasing from an all-time low of 14 birds per survey route in 2001 to last fall’s statewide estimate of 32 birds per route. Bogenschutz said this year’s index could reach 40-birds-plus per survey route this fall, barring any major changes in weather patterns. Bogenschutz […]

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