Above the Fold: Hunters enjoy pheasant season

Hunters say quality time with their dogs and their friends makes hunting pheasants special.

Natalie Dunlap, Assistant Digital Editor

November 15, 2023

Aaron Ohlsen walks through a prairie during pheasant hunting season at the Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area in Oxford, Iowa, on Friday, Nov. 3, 2023. Pheasant season in Iowa began on Oct. 28 and ends on Jan. 10, 2024.

This hunting season is seeing the highest population of pheasants in Iowa since 2015, which is attracting hunters from across the country to come to the state. Milder winters in recent years have allowed the pheasant population to fight off exposure to cold and access food underneath ice more easily, increasing their numbers this year.

Above the Fold is hosted and produced by Natalie Dunlap.

About the Contributors

Natalie Dunlap, Assistant Digital Editor

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Natalie Dunlap is the Assistant Digital Editor at The Daily Iowan. She is the host and producer of the Above the Fold news podcast. She has previously worked as a news reporter, news editor, politics reporter, politics editor, and digital producer for the DI. She is a senior majoring in journalism and minoring in English and gender, women's, and sexuality studies. In her free time, she enjoys crocheting while listening to pop culture podcasts.

Ayrton Breckenridge, Managing Visuals Editor

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Ayrton Breckenridge is the Managing Visuals Editor at The Daily Iowan. He is a senior at the University of Iowa majoring in journalism and cinema. This is his fourth year working for the DI.