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I didn't see 17 trucks hunting in the entire county I was in.

We hunted all private in Rooks County. Decent pheasant numbers but that may be due to excellent cover and food sources on our land. Saw no quail on Saturday which is unusual for the land we hunt. Stayed on rock roads. Talked to some folks who had rough mornings. One group of 6 who were hunting...

You can look at cameras on Kandrive.

I shot a rooster over a ditch one time and he went down but looked like he was going to be a runner. I stepped into the ditch and went up to my waist in snow. By the time I got through he was 40 yards away in a green wheat field just standing there. I kind of ducked down to formulate a plan and...

It’s not fenced.

Does anyone have a farming solution to the phragmites? We have had a couple of draws in rooks county taken over by them. Great deer and deep pheasant cover but impossible to hunt. Have them disced under? Burn them (has been really difficult to attempt as dry as it’s been?) leave a portion or...

My one disagreement is the number of hunters. Way down from even 5 years ago where I hunt. We went to a restaurant in a prime pheasant hunting town at Noon on Saturday and we were the only orange hats in the place. Two tables of bow hunters. Opening day used to be an EVENT. Now, it’s barely noticed.

North Central woke up to near tropical storm winds. Three guys, two dogs, 3 roosters, 4 quail and we missed a lot of quail. This morning (much better wind situation) 2 hours, 1 rooster, missed more quail, 2 guys, 1 dog. If you are willing to hunt quail with an occasional bonus pheasant it’s not...

Can I ask what you consider NW? I think to me that is likely west of rooks and Phillips and maybe west of Graham and Norton? I’m not sure if the definitions have changed or just my perception but interested in your NW definition.

Hunted Rooks County (private ground). Pheasants were hard to find but some are there with work. Quail were pretty decent. Cover is not good. Interesting observation, I saw 3 coyotes from Friday through Sunday (more than usual) and many more cotton tails than usual. Are the rabbits there because...

So, I took my 9 month old GSP hunting this weekend in NW Kansas. Didn’t expect much but thought she would be interested, run to dropped birds, etc. hunted with 2 other guys and one other (10 month old dog). She was not interested and in fact “skittish” in the aftermath of a bird getting up. She...

Any pups still left?

We had 5 hunters and 1 good dog and hunted hard Saturday in Rooks County. (it is a big county, I don't give a crap about hiding the county). 9 pheasants, 8 quail. Did not find the numbers of quail that we have in the past but there is a LOT of cover and still some standing milo in some places...

I have to agree with fsentkilr. In almost 10 years of reading this forum I've never heard Bowhunter say one good thing about bird numbers.

90 miles north of Hays is Nebraska

I don't really understand a lot of this thread. Out in my part of the state, Rooks/Graham County you can still buy land for less than a thousand an acre. Buy 80, have it farmed to raise birds (helps with bank payment) get additional government money to improve habitat i.e. CRP and shelter belts...

There used to be a CRP option called a quail buffer. Does it not exist anymore?

I have been in Plainville twice. Opening weekend and Thanksgiving. All stores and restaurants open. No masks being worn at convenience store or bar/restaurant. Grocery store was about 75% masks. No health issues for me, my friends or family after visiting. Use some common sense, get outdoors and...