Pheasant survey results highest in eight years 8/29/2023 2:12:00 PM View Count 13819 The 2023 August pheasant population survey had the highest statewide counts since 2015, with the biggest increases coming from southwest, northwest and northeast regions. The statewide average was nearly 23 birds per route; a 15 percent increase over 2022.
Pheasant, quail, rabbit, dove and partridge harvest all increased in 2018 8/13/2019 4:05:00 PM View Count 3235 Pheasant hunters’ harvested nearly 320,000 roosters in Iowa during the 2018 season, which was the highest harvest total since 2008. In 2017, hunters harvested an estimated 221,000 roosters.