Des Moines, Iowa — The numbers are in from the annual DNR roadside pheasant survey and they show the potential for another good year for hunters.
DNR wildlife biologist, Todd Bogenschutz, says the bird count is nearly identical to that in 2021.
It could end up being the second straight year of a big bird harvest.
Bogenschutz says reports of good survey numbers can get more hunters out this fall — but it’s not a given.
The youth pheasant season is on October 22nd and 23rd. The regular pheasant season opens on October 29th and runs to January 10th.
