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I have always just seemed to run hot and cold. It is what it is. I don’t worry too much about it.

They hatch out 50/50. If there are roosters around, the hens are too, somewhere (and vice versa).

Wow! That’s wild. 17 trucks? Shooting a bird over your friend’s pointed dog? I’m usually pretty calm, cool, and collected, but I have no idea how I’d have reacted to that one.

They most certainly do. Many become entirely non navigable. I had plans of being out there to hunt the opener, but I’m going to let things dry out for a few days.

From what I’ve seen and heard from last season, and so far this year, is that there are more birds around than there’s been in some time. Obviously it depends on where you are, and they definitely have a long ways to go, but things might just be looking up a bit. I sure hope so.

Been nearly 5 years of terrible drought here in my part of southeast Kansas. An area that usually gets pretty good precipitation.

Good numbers of quail in my part of SEK (for 21st century standards). Multiple large coveys on all of the properties I hunt, including right by my house. I see them every day. The quail and turkeys have both had good hatches here in the last couple of years. Our turkeys were almost gone, but...

Kansas, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa.

Seeing quite a few quail, including a few broods here in Montgomery / Chautauqua counties. I have two hen turkeys with a dozen poults between em coming through the yard every morning.

Not at all. I hope that changes, soon.

Been hearing a bunch of quail whistling in Chautauqua/Montgomery counties. Getting dry fast here, but we have had pretty good moisture until a month or so ago.

Every raindrop helps! Thanks for the updates, Jeff.

I’m in Montgomery/Chautauqua counties, and am one of the few people who still hunt quail in this area. Generally, there are more quail in southeast Kansas than people realize. I can pretty consistently get into 4-6 good coveys in a days hunt around here. That said, the stories my grandpa used...

Only an inch and a half out of the whole thing here in Caney. Drought persists. Ponds still critically low. Praying we get a good soaker soon. It’s been years since we have, at this point.

Wish it was over in my part of southeast Kansas. It most certainly isn’t, though.

I’ve been doing well, but mostly fish in a few ponds around the house. Elk City is my home lake. I live very close by. It was world class crappie fishing just a few years ago, but has really been hammered hard as of late, and I’ve heard it’s not been as good. My family has been hunting Elk City...

I would be happy to join up with you sometime this coming season! I myself am a greenhorn to chasing chickens (last year was my first), but have learned a bit from a few more knowledgeable posters here. From my first chicken hunt, I instantly fell in love. The prairie chickens themselves are...

Not going to be much warmer down here! Looking close to -10 here on Sunday with snow. That’s pretty darn cold for far SEK.

Excellent!

Iowa thought the same thing. Their numbers were in the shitter for a long time. They’ve really had a rebound up there in recent years.