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roll call Brad Matney - Mount Ayr, Iowa Brittanys Beretta AL 2

Thanks I appriciate the words of encouragement. The problem with politicians and farming is that they can only see the monetary gain from the land and labor of American farmers. Conservation takes a back burner as most of main stream America has no idea what even goes in to making the food that...

oh, almost forgot BTW - My kids enjoyment of bird hunting means alot to me. Some of my favorite memories are of my brother, dad, uncles and cousins out bird hunting. Had there been no birds to hunt then we probably wouldn't have been out there. So when I say it makes me sad it is for the reason...

wish it was that easy So bring back the thousands of acres of CRP and the birds will come back? Its not that easy my friend. Most people I know around here didnt take their land out of CRP untill this and last year. The pheasant population was falling fast a long time before that. Fact is that...

depressed I wish I had the money to go to SD or hunt on the pay to hunt places but with five kids I just dont have the extra cash. I really have to disagree about the CRP having anything to do with the pheasant population decrease. I truly believe it has more to do with the weather and...

I live in the southwestern part of the state, Mount Ayr, which is about 15 miles from the MO border. I took my kids ages 14 and 12 out for youth season the last couple days. We walked for ten hours in two days and seen ONE hen! I cant believe its gotten this bad, I am truly contemplating selling...