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Statewide Iowa — The early pheasant forecast shows hunters in Iowa could once again have a lot of birds to chase. DNR wildlife biologist Todd Bogenschutz uses weather information to predict pheasant numbers.
If the bird numbers are up, they would continue a positive trend.
Bogenschutz says the winter didn’t have any real extremes that hurt the adult birds, and spring weather was good for the hatch of the young birds.
Bogenschutz says their annual roadside survey in August will help confirm the pheasant forecast. He says bird numbers to entice more hunters to get out.
The 2025 numbers on the number of birds taken are expected to be released soon, and Bogenschutz says they should be around 600 to 700 thousand.
