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A little good news for a change. The 2014 roadside count shows Pheasant numbers up quite a bit, with the highest counts since 2008. I may actually go out this Saturday for the opener. Now, if we can only have a mild Winter and a warm and dry Spring.. http://www.iowadnr.gov/Portals/idnr/arsrpt14.pdf
Last edited by Ken61; 10/21/14 07:59 AM.
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Expect the opener will be pretty slow, with a lot of crops yet to be harvested. Yes, a mild--and late-arriving!--winter would be good, both for bird survival and to allow hunters to get after the birds for a few weeks once the crops are out. Iowa birds need at least one more good year, in addition to an increase in bird-friendly habitat. Might see some of the latter, if Washington cooperates with its conservation policies and crop prices remain low.
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They're estimating harvest this year to be in the 200,000 bird range, about double of last year. We're still a long way from the 1,000,000 bird harvest of years past.
Last edited by Ken61; 10/21/14 10:11 AM.
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