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The Iowa Legislature approved yesterday by an overwhelming margin-one no vote, to study why we have a declining pheasant population in Iowa. The monies are to be from sources other than the state coffers. No details yet but plenty of debate on what a waste this is. More details to follow...

Sad news from the home place. The four roosters are still doing well on the farm. The single hen has gone on to other adventures. A check this morning revealed her to be the victim of a hawk kill. Birds of prey make it appear as though a scattering of feathers/parts in a 3 to 5 foot circle...

My friend Shane O'Brien sent me this update of a conversation he had with Senator Pat Murphy from Dubuque. I have heard from others that the Iowa Farm Bureau Insurance is pushing for even more reductions in the deer numbers. Shane O'Brien 6:42pm Jan 18 I received the following from Senator...

Collected these two "veterans" on private land by Pocahontas this morning. Thank you Marcella. The lefty sports a 27 inch tail and the righty has a 26. Saw two roosters picking in a neighboring field and bumped the first rooster of the morning. Second was a solid point by Sophie. Seven hen...

My son and I managed two birds with one lost today. I know I led 3 and 1/2 feet on crossing birds today. The wind was unreal in northwest Iowa!:mad: Sophie managed only one point today on a hen that was so deep that she got caught in the tangle and was unable to take flight until her third...

Had a great morning in the Bancroft area today. Flushed 19 roosters and 16 hens. I actually saw a rooster crossing the road at 8:20:). Sophie had two nice points on the older birds. The young rooster in the middle flushed upon her approach and flew at me on the opposite side of the...

You know from my previous post that I was solo on Saturday. I went to a public 220 plus acre plot with Sophie. Today was dinner with the relatives so no hunting on Sunday. As I sat in the pickup waiting for 8 a.m. I saw several deer moving around the edges of the cover chasing does. You can...

My son and I hunted public on Sunday. Walked one four acre, one ten acre, one forty acre and spent 4 hours in a 200+ acre parcel. We put up two roosters, saw one rooster on the ground and flushed one hen all day. Jumped up two coyotes and several deer. Coyotes were out of range. You are...

My son and I hunted in Webster and Wright counties today. Bagged three roosters. We saw four roosters and four hens. Walked 40 acre public hunting area and six miles of gas pipeline trenches. Two roosters were this year's hatch. One was an old boy. You Iowa boys know how demanding the up...

Hello Everyone, I have followed this site for several years but finally had to post. 43 years an Iowa birdhunter-have never seen anything like this past weekend. I could not stay quiet any longer. My son and I hunted family ground and others on Saturday and Sunday. Put up one hen and one...