then becomes covered in wildflowers that are soon enveloped in tall prairie grass. Of course, the local wild pheasants always appreciate it. I have three fields enrolled in CRP, and this spring ...

Just after sunrise, pheasants leave their roosting cover. This is the short to medium grass where they have spent the night. As they move from roosting cover, you will see pheasants on roadsides ...

Pheasant hunters walk through a patch of foxtail grass during the opening weekend of the 2015 pheasant season in Iowa.

The pheasant was an escapee from Caviness Cattle ... Caviness has several large grass fields. Cut lanes form a variety of courses through the grass. The grass is sparse, making it easy for bird ...

Loss of nearly 120,000 acres of grass habitat enrolled in farm programs ... Severe winters combined with cold, wet springs are doubly hard on pheasant populations. That’s because fewer hens ...