Thousands of hunters in blaze orange will take to the fields when Iowa’s pheasant season opens Oct. 27. And with the second highest pheasant population in a decade, hunters can afford to be optimistic.
Pheasants will be released for opening day and prior to the Veterans Day and Thanksgiving holiday weekends.
Weekend festivities kick off on Friday afternoon with a dedication of the Rooster Ridge Wildlife Management Area.
As bears become more common in prairie creek bottoms and brush rows, encounters with bird hunters become more frequent as well.
Stocking numbers – between Dec. 19-21 – upped from 1,700 to 2,200 birds on eight public properties, up from five sites last year.
In North Dakota, pheasant hunting opportunities available this fall for women to engage their peers in the field.
Richfield artist Timothy Turenne won the Minnesota Pheasant Habitat Stamp contest. The painting was selected by judges from among 11 submissions for the annual contest sponsored by the DNR. Turenne is a three-time winner of
Pheasant production last year was at its lowest level in two decades, dramatically reducing the number of adult birds nesting earlier this year. While the dry conditions eased this summer and pheasant brood sizes were
Pheasant and partridge numbers similar to last year, according to roadside surveys.
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