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Let's set a date next Fall and I plan on it! I don't even care if I have a gun - just seeing the birds like you've got is enough for me!!!

100%. This will only continue to get worse. The other thing I've struggled with is deer hunting leases. Some of the best pheasant habitat in Eastern Iowa is also prime deer country, and many of those properties are being leased for deer hunting. There are a lot of birds out there that never...

Didn't have the chance to post on here as much as I'd have liked throughout the season, but needless to say it was another good one. The Highlights Flushed ~2,600 birds Harvested 345 Iowa roosters - a new best for me - yes this includes ALL roosters harvested on hunts I was on. Harvested...

Yes. We call them "english cream" goldens, but I'm not sure that's technically correct. My dad has a couple of them as does one of my buddies. They are much more hit or miss with hunting. My dad's female (older now) had a ton of "prey drive", but is very unathletic. She will hunt hard, has an...

IHAP's tend to be some really good cover in my experience, but relatively small parcels for public hunting, so the birds get pushed out in a hurry due to constant pressure.

Very accurate in Iowa as well.

Yup. As expected, anecdotally from what I've seen I'm surprised the counts aren't down even worse. Should still be some solid hunting, but if we have the kind of hunting pressure we saw last year, the roosters will be shot up in a hurry.

That looks as good as any first year seeding that I've seen before. Great structure, doesn't seem to have too many cool season grass nuisances. Awesome stuff. I think you'll have a beautiful stand next year.

Also, I've had a ton of luck on chopped corn fields if you can find any farmers that are cutting silage this early, they can be great.

Have had good success on the opener for doves. As mentioned above, will be a circus most likely. Best bet is to find a field that you have to work a little bit to get to - walk a bit, not right by the parking lot, etc. (most of your lazy hunters aren't willing to go very far). You should have...

When we disked our firebreaks this Spring we went ahead and seeded them down to clover/alfalfa mixes. Have sprayed them with clethodium and kept them mowed to control broadleaf weeds. So far so good. Threw a trail camera out along the one and have been getting some pictures of pheasant broods...

Would love to do a Fall spray, just wondering the best way to do so. I could mow it here in a few weeks. but there would be a ton of debris. I know burning in the fall is possible, but worried that might hurt my switch as well doing a growing season burn..?

Does round up ready sorghum exist? Despite pre emerge, etc., it always seems like our sorghum plots are full of foxtail by mid-summer. We get our Sorghums seed free via PF, but would be open to buying some if there was a RUR variety out there? Would make things a whole lot easier, and could...

I will get some pictures next time I am out.. The area is about a 50/50 mix of switch and RCG. Does not look as good as I was hoping, given how well the stand looked last Fall. Next year, I think I am going to try an early Spring burn, let the cool season grasses emerge, and try and hit the RCG...

Personally I wouldn't worry about the bare spots - might actually be better, more bare ground for young broods to navigate, and some weeds certainly isn't a bad thing.

Looks awesome.. 5 foot is small, but doable if your patient. I believe ours is 7ft. Did you see any birds while mowing?