Iowa Pheasant News
Rule Allowing Pheasant Stocking Begins July 1
Jun. 30, 2010A new rule will begin on July 1, allowing individuals to release pen reared Chinese ring-necked pheasants on their own land from hatcheries approved by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. The law does not allow for the release of pen reared pheasants on land not owned or rented by the person releasing the birds.
The 2009 Iowa pheasant harvest estimate of 271,126 roosters was the lowest on record and more than 100,000 fewer than 2008. Based on the winter and spring nesting weather in 2010, the upcoming fall harvest should be similar, although the August roadside survey is the best predictor of how the upcoming pheasant season will go.
Growing Season for High School PF Chapters in Iowa - Jun. 07, 2010
Kingsley-Pierson joins Oskaloosa as nation's only H.S. student PF chapters
PF Passes 1 Million Acre Mark in Iowa - Feb. 28, 2010
Pheasants Forever announces the completion of 1 million acres of habitat accomplishments in Iowa since the first Iowa chapter formed in 1984. With Pheasants Forever's marquee event, National Pheasant Fest 2010, in Des Moines this weekend, "PF" members and sponsors will celebrate the 1,000,000 acres of habitat work accomplished by Pheasants Forever in the state. National Pheasant Fest is this Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines.
Machine Shed Adds the Other Other White Meat to Pheasant Fest Weekend - Feb. 16, 2010
Des Moines, Iowa - February 16 - In conjunction with Pheasants Forever's National Pheasant Fest, the Iowa Machine Shed restaurant in Des Moines, Iowa, has added pheasant to its menu for the weekend of the event. National Pheasant Fest 2010 is February 26-28 at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines.
Is Your Bird Dog PF's Next Top Model? - Feb. 15, 2010
Des Moines, Iowa - February 15 - Ever wish your bird dog could be on the cover of the Pheasants Forever Journal? For the first time ever, Pheasants Forever is opening up the coveted space, to be auctioned off at the National Pheasant Fest 2010 Banquet on Saturday, February 27th in Des Moines. National Pheasant Fest is February 26-28 at the Iowa Events Center.
USDA Secretary Vilsack Returning to Iowa to Attend National Pheasant Fest - Feb. 10, 2010
Des Moines, Iowa - February 10 - Pheasants Forever has confirmed U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will attend National Pheasant Fest 2010. Vilsack, the former Governor of Iowa, is slated to give the keynote address at the Pheasant Fest luncheon on Saturday, February 27th at noon. Immediately following the luncheon, Secretary Vilsack will sign a first-ever Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service, Farm Service Agency, and Pheasants Forever.
Iowa Marshlands Provide Safe Haven for Winter Pheasants - Feb. 03, 2010
THORNTON, Iowa - In Northern Iowa's 35-county, prairie pothole region, the value of natural wetlands is well understood. Marshlands have the ability to reduce erosion, buffer flooding, trap sediments, remove toxic pollutants, and recharge underground aquifers.
Iowa Pheasants Endure Long Hard Winter - Jan. 12, 2010
For Iowa pheasant populations it has already been a long hard winter, and it's no wonder that wildlife enthusiasts are expressing widespread concern over the future of Iowa's Number One Gamebird. But although this winter has been brutal by any standards, winter is always a time for pheasant losses. It's the simple reason why, come spring, hens will lay ten or twelve eggs to replace those losses instead of just two or three.
