yfarm
WKR
Born and raised in Iowa, family has farmed in NW, Central and SE Iowa for multiple generations. I can tell you most farmers despise road hunters despite what the DNRs regulations are. We see them at dusk creeping down the roads at 5 mph, spotting deer in the fields. Rifle barrel sticks out the window, bang deer down. Next day get a phone call from the local dnr says hunter wants to retrieve animal that ran wounded onto our property. Same thing shooting pheasants on the ground just inside the fence. Had the dnr set up deer decoys, caught 3 different groups, seized their guns and trucks plus fines. This is what the farmers see, not a guy walking a roadside ditch. Makes you pretty hostile when a guy knocks on the door for permission to hunt.Please explain your comment. I intended no nuance. I've lived and hunted pheasants in Iowa my entire life and ditch hunting is 100% legal.
Please see the attached straight out of the regs. The only ditches that are not public are on private lanes or roads, which should be a no-brainer. If you re-read my post I also emphasized multiple times that the OP should consult the MN regs.