Wild Side column: After a rough start, it was a good day filled with bass and walleye
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Wild Side column: After a rough start, it was a good day filled with bass and walleye
The Nature Call: And the time spent fishing wasn’t bad, either
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.
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Pheasant harvest data for the fall season released by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources shows an estimated 460,000 roosters were bagged in the 2024 season, making it the second-best pheasant season in nearly two decades. Populations have struggled since 1995, due to weather and fewer acres enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program.
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