Originally Posted By: Run With The Fox
"Beat out S.D.??"" is there a contest between the various States that still have pheasants and an open season on them.


Absolutely. In the 90s Iowa was pretty good at winning it too. But no more.

Hunting doesn't endanger pheasant populations. Cock hunting just doesn't have that sort of effect. Loss of CRP and conversion of fields of set aside to strips certainly had bad effects. Some nasty winters sandwiching some horrible, wet springs helped create a perfect storm for their decline. And now, some of the pesticides may be the coup de gr�ce. Anything that gets in front of Big Ag get steamrolled.

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