If we can continue through winter without a major blizzard, that bodes well for carryover of brood stock. January's weather was nothing but positive for pheasants, and other game animals. |
Iowa has not been immune to the quail decline that has occurred across the entire bobwhite range, but we are aggressively working to turn that slide around. Mid-contract management of CRP lands, enrollment of CP-33 acres, conversion of brome grasses to native plants and additional focus on brushy edge cover will all help. |
The problem is land isn't cheap, and nobody's giving it away. |
We can't do it alone. We're going to have to have some help. |
We've had a couple offers that just didn't work out. But I've got another one right now that, who knows, might work. |