Iowa Quail News
Iowa Receives an Additional 10,500 CRP Acres to Benefit Bobwhite Quail and Other Upland Birds - Mar. 16, 2010DES MOINES - Iowa producers can enroll up to 10,500 additional acres of cropland into the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) to benefit upland game birds and other small birds.
Iowa DNR's August 2009 Roadside Survey Results - Sep. 04, 2009
Each year the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) uses a roadside survey to assess its upland game populations. The August Roadside Survey, as it is called, is conducted on sunny calm, mornings, with a heavy dew on the grass, between August 1st-15th of each year. Most upland wildlife, particularly pheasants, hate to be wet. On mornings with a heavy dew, hen pheasants bring their broods to the roadsides to dry off before they begin feeding. This natural tendency allows the
Missouri Man Injured While Quail Hunting in Iowa - Nov. 04, 2006
Collin McKay, 30, of Jefferson City, Mo., was injured on Saturday when he was hit by shot from another hunter while quail hunting in Lee County.
