Related to this thread and for the same reasons no doubt — a mild winter and dry spring — Iowa’s August pheasant survey showed a significant increase in bird numbers in most of the state. Though survey conditions in the western half of the state were not conducive to anywhere near accurate counts by normal survey means.
That’s because of drought or near-drought conditions wherein a morning dew was barely possible which normally brings pheasant to the roadside to escape the damp growth.
Regardless, the overall result is optimistic for a good fall.
