A lot of hunters are excited about the opening of Iowa’s pheasant season this Saturday (October 31). Todd Bogenschutz (BOH-gun-shuts), with the Department of Natural Resources, credits an August roadside survey showing the state’s pheasant population has increased by 37-percent…..
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Around 50,000 hunters participated in Iowa’s pheasant hunting season last year — up from 40,000 the previous year, and Bogenschutz said he thinks about 60 thousand may turn out this year.
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While a good number of pheasants can be found statewide, Bogenschutz says there are areas with thicker populations…
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Lower pheasant counts were recorded in southwest, south central and northeast Iowa. Iowa’s pheasant hunting season this year runs from October 31 to January 10.