Weather Too Nasty To Hunt

[gimruis]

especially in a state like Iowa which makes you quit at 430 instead of allowing hunting until sundown

Not sure where you're referring to, but where I hunt in Minnesota the sun goes down between 4:30-5pm anyways. That's not really any different than quitting at 4:30.

 

[airmedic1]

Not sure where you're referring to, but where I hunt in Minnesota the sun goes down between 4:30-5pm anyways. That's not really any different than quitting at 4:30.

The legal shooting time in Iowa for upland birds begins at 0800 and goes to 430 instead of sunup to sundown. Here in Nebraska it is 1/2 before sunup to sundown and I think giving birds another 15-30 minutes of light to find a roost can make a huge difference when it’s really cold, especially quail who must covey up to survive the cold weather.

 

[BRITTMAN]

At the start of the IA season sunset is around 6PM.

You may be surprised at the movement of pheasants from sunset to dark ... they move a lot in more heavily pressured areas.