Iowa's pheasant season evolved over decades
March 25, 2025
March 25, 2025
DES MOINES, Iowa, March 25 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release:
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Iowa's pheasant season evolved over decades
Iowa's current 70-plus day long pheasant season, opening on the last Saturday in October through January 10 each year, is a long way from how it began. In the early years, from 1926-41, the season varied in length from 2-7 days, and pre-1933, it was only opened in counties where 150 landowners . . .
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Iowa's pheasant season evolved over decades
Iowa's current 70-plus day long pheasant season, opening on the last Saturday in October through January 10 each year, is a long way from how it began. In the early years, from 1926-41, the season varied in length from 2-7 days, and pre-1933, it was only opened in counties where 150 landowners . . .