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Iowa’s pheasant opener was busy, with lots of hunter success

11/1/2022 1:43:00 PM
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Hunters are home, the dogs are resting and Iowa’s opening weekend of pheasant season is in the rearview mirror. Reports from across the state varied from excellent up north to good in central and southwest Iowa, with the consensus that hunting will continue to improve once all the corn is harvested.

Pheasant hunters gearing up for highly anticipated season opener

10/20/2020 12:54:00 PM
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Tens of thousands of hunters in blaze orange will take to the fields when Iowa’s pheasant season opens Oct. 31. And with pheasant populations on par with the best counts in the past decade, including six of the nine survey regions averaging more than 20 pheasants per route - the most since 2007, hunters can afford to be optimistic.

Walleye season opens May 6 on Iowa’s Great Lakes

4/25/2017 12:29:00 PM
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The 141st walleye fishing season officially opens May 6 at Spirit Lake, East and West Okoboji lakes.

Iowa’s pheasant season begins October 29

10/18/2016 12:16:00 PM
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Iowa’s pheasant hunting tradition will begin another chapter on October 29, when nearly 60,000 hunters will pursue ringnecks during the season opening weekend in fields across the state.