2022 Forecast Is Out

[Bilbo Baggins]

https://ksoutdoors.com/Hunting/Upland-Birds/Upland-Bird-Forecast The forecast is out.

 

[Chestle]

"Northeast.... Opportunities will remain poor with pheasants occurring only in pockets of habitat"

Well, bless their hearts, this is the closest they came to the famous "pockets of birds" in the entire pheasant report.

 

[akp]

One of these days I'm going to step into one of those pockets of birds and kill a limit all in one rise.

 

[s.davis]

One of these days I'm going to step into one of those pockets of birds and kill a limit all in one rise.

I've done 3 in one rise in Northeast Kansas 2 or 3 years ago. Shot a true double, one of which was a scotch double. Didn't even try for a 4th. Jacked the 3rd shell out of my gun, sent the dogs for the fetches and walked right back to my car.

 

[CharBroiled]

They could have saved paper and just sent three words.

Dry
and
Bleak.

 

[birddogs4evr]

We had already decided to hunt NW corner but it takes us 19 hrs of windshield time both ways. Not encouraging.

 

[akp]

Down here north of Tulsa we had well over an inch around 9/1. Not a drop since. Can’t even tell we got that now. Humidity is around 18 percent most afternoons. It does feel nice out now. I do think we had a fair bobwhite hatch down here considering the conditions.

 

[hunter94]

seems senseless to hunt Kansas this season. between emergency haying and drought plus reduction in CRP contracts.
looks like the dust bowl days

 

[Matte]

Here is what to expect. From I-35 west.
Milo is cut and stalks are all getting baled. Corn is getting cut and stalks are getting baled. Crp has already been baled. Most winter wheat has not been drilled. The stuff that was drilled came up and is now dead. Every inch of feed is needed due to the shortage of hay and everybody i know is running swathers full time.

 

[hunter94]

Here is what to expect. From I-35 west.
Milo is cut and stalks are all getting baled. Corn is getting cut and stalks are getting baled. Crp has already been baled. Most winter wheat has not been drilled. The stuff that was drilled came up and is now dead. Every inch of feed is needed due to the shortage of hay and everybody i know is running swathers full time.

oh boy, moonscape conditions, sad.