Work has me in rural Iowa quite often these days. In the evenings, as the sunsets over endless expanses of corn and soybean fields, I’ll drive gravel backroads in search of giant whitetails. They’re ...

October marks 100 years of pheasant hunting in Iowa, and state wildlife officials are predicting a record-breaking year for hunters due to a high pheasant population. Here's what to know about ...

Every August, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources hits the road for its annual pheasant survey, tracking population numbers ahead of hunting season.But this year's count carries extra ...

Iowa saw a bountiful pheasant hunting season in 2023, bagging more birds than the last 16 years. An increase in pheasant populations also contributed to an increase in hunters, according to the Iowa ...

YOU CAN ALSO TUNE IN VIRTUALLY THE LAST SATURDAY IN OCTOBER MARKS THE BEGINNING OF IOWA’S 100TH PHEASANT HUNTING SEASON. PHEASANTS AREN’T NATIVE TO OUR STATE. IN FACT, A WINDSTORM HELPS THEM SPREAD A ...

Remington, a German short-haired pointer, retrieves a pheasant for his master, Jeff Cave, who operates a private hunting preserve, Eastern Iowa Outdoors Adventures, near Parnell. (Gazette Archives) ...

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCAU) — Move over South Dakota, the Rushmore State is not the only state to boast a substantial pheasant population. According to a report from the Iowa Department of Natural ...

Iowa expects to see between 60,000 and 80,000 hunters for pheasant season, which opens Saturday and runs through Jan. 10, 2025, as the state celebrates nearly 100 years of the popular sport. Iowa is ...

Jason Hughes of Dubuque aims his gun March 13, 2016, as he shoots a pheasant during a charity event held at Highland Hideaway Hunting in Riverside. (The Gazette) Buy Photo Because of harsh winters and ...

Work has me in rural Iowa quite often these days. In the evenings, as the sunsets over endless expanses of corn and soybean fields, I’ll drive gravel backroads in search of giant whitetails. They’re ...