Go a little later. Then you can start at 10, and there won't be as many hunters.
I've hunted sunrise states, I've hunted SD, and mostly I've hunted IA--which has been 8 for a very long time. 8, I think, is a pretty good compromise. Sunrise on a dark morning . . . good luck telling a hen from a rooster. By the way, having driven around quite a bit in pheasant country before sunrise, I can confirm that pheasants are often up and on the move well before sunrise.
Now if you want a really stupid reg on pheasant seasons/hours . . . why does the IA season always end on Jan 10, no matter what day of the week that is? Why not make the last day the 2nd Sunday in Jan, thus giving hunters with normal jobs 2 Jan weekends??
Last edited by L. Brown; 12/12/12 10:06 AM.
