Iowa Natural Resources Dept.: Habitat Planning for Bad Weather is Key to Supporting Pheasant Populations
December 11, 2024
December 11, 2024
DES MOINES, Iowa, Dec. 11 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release:
The first snow of the season is a popular event with pheasant hunters because it often sends the birds to cover where hunters expect to find them. And while a little snow is good, too much snow can be bad, burying waste grains that are an important food source and collapsing marginal habitat.
This was the scenario Iowa experienced from 2007 to 2011 when winters were . . .
The first snow of the season is a popular event with pheasant hunters because it often sends the birds to cover where hunters expect to find them. And while a little snow is good, too much snow can be bad, burying waste grains that are an important food source and collapsing marginal habitat.
This was the scenario Iowa experienced from 2007 to 2011 when winters were . . .