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. “Our prediction is the population is going to be similar, might go up a little bit or down a little bit, but more or less unchanged from from last fall,” he says.
If the bird numbers are up they would continue a positive trend. “Last fall, the counts were the best we’d seen in 20 years. So you know, that kind of painting like we could have a fairly good hunting season this year. So based on what the weather model’s saying, it’s right about 80% of the time,” he says…