Wildlife Experts Predict ‘Banner Year’ for Iowa’s Centennial of Pheasant Hunting

Wildlife experts predict ‘banner year’ for Iowa’s centennial of pheasant hunting

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources conducts a roadside survey of pheasant each August and this year’s survey shows pheasant populations are at a 20-year high.

After a 20-Year Closure, I Finally Got to Hunt Snipe Again. They're Still Impossible to Hit

This story, “Little Longbill’s Back,” appeared in the September 1954 issue of Outdoor Life. “It’s been 20 years since I fired a shot at one of them,” I said to Felix as he, Joe, and I crawled through the fence and headed across the Texas rice field. We were in pursuit of that tiny, long-billed, elusive feathered delicacy known as the jacksnipe, or Wilson’s snipe. If you doubt that he’s a delicacy, consider his scientific name, Capella delicata. …

Updated: August Roadside Pheasant Count Looking Good For Southwest Iowa, and West Central Iowa Pheasant Hunters

(Lewis) The Iowa Department of Natural Resources reported a 43-percent increase in pheasant numbers earlier this week. The southwest and west-central regions of Iowa also saw improvements, according to the latest regional breakdown across the state. John Lorenzen, DNR Fisheries Biologist, appearing on KSOM Radio’s weekly DNR report, shared some positive numbers for Pheasant hunters in this region of the state. Lorenzen says the Pheasant count sh…