Solon Man Charged

[blake]

From the Iowa DNR website:

Solon Man Charged with Trapping Raptors [Correction]

An article in last week’s Iowa Outdoors incorrectly reported that Ronald Roy Hanus, 46, of Solon, paid $150 in liquidated damages for illegally trapping three red-tail hawks. The total fines and liquidated damages was $2,050 after he pled guilty to 14 counts including three counts of trapping and killing three red-tailed hawks, three counts of attempted take of raptors, three counts of trapping with exposed bait, four counts of failing to tag traps and one count of trapping furbearing animals without a fur harvester’s license.

 

[JNRBRONC]

And the pheasants sigh?

 

[Windwalker]

Pheasant population just increased in his area.

 

[boneman]

actually have seen more pheasants this yr but next bad winter and they'll be gone again!

 

[treepro]

Lot's of discussion on this and I do not know the answer. What I do know is that we are losing habitat daily. When new habitat is planted we need to include species that protect phesants from all birds of prey. By planting Red Cedar and Wild Plum, aka American Plum, along with other shrub species like Nine-bark, American Highbush Cranberry, Dogwoods,etc., the birds will have a better chance to survive by making it harder for the hawks to get through the thickets created by the Plum trees. Plum trees will sucker shoot and spread into a canopy of branches deterring the hawks from an easy meal.

 

[bowhntin1]

Lot's of discussion on this and I do not know the answer. What I do know is that we are losing habitat daily. When new habitat is planted we need to include species that protect phesants from all birds of prey. By planting Red Cedar and Wild Plum, aka American Plum, along with other shrub species like Nine-bark, American Highbush Cranberry, Dogwoods,etc., the birds will have a better chance to survive by making it harder for the hawks to get through the thickets created by the Plum trees. Plum trees will sucker shoot and spread into a canopy of branches deterring the hawks from an easy meal.

With corn and bean prices the way they are, it's a disgrace to see how many farmers are tearing out timber ground to gain acres to farm...until something steps in, our wildlife population in general is going to drop...

 

[TJJ67]

With corn and bean prices the way they are, it's a disgrace to see how many farmers are tearing out timber ground to gain acres to farm...until something steps in, our wildlife population in general is going to drop...

i work in the farming industry and i am sickened by the greed of the great american farmer. i know not everyone is that way but the majority could give a rats arse about conservation. i know a farmer who ripped out all his fence lines, cut down all the trees and brush along his creeks, and then had the nerve to go to our local pheasants forever banquet just so he can spend a wad of cash and win prizes. and there are alot more spoiled idiots like him. had to vent, thanks.