Summary
Iowa's survey of upland game shows a small gain in pheasant numbers in southern Iowa and fewer birds across northern Iowa.
Overall, pheasant hunters will continue to find better hunting in Iowa's pheasant belt - northwest, central and north-central Iowa - and a few more birds in south central and southwest Iowa.See the full content of this document
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Midwest Birds in Decline
The Iowa pheasant population has fallen to a new low with a statewide average of seven birds counted for each 30-mile route driven, after a fifth winter in a row with above normal snowfall, followed by a wet nesting season. The 2010 statewide average was 11 birds per route.
Pheasant numbers hav...See the full content of this document
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