And we saw one bird that flushed so far away you couldn't tell if it was a rooster or a hen. Gotta love hunting in Eastern Colorado!
You might have better luck winning Super Bowl tickets to see the Broncos play than finding a rooster and getting a decent shot on him
We have decided that any of your local gamebird farms are cheaper than spending the $$$ on gas, food, wear and tear on the truck etc.
I did the math and it is cheaper.
Looking forward to next season in Kansas or South Dakota....Colorado is going to need and long, long recovery.
Greg
You might have better luck winning Super Bowl tickets to see the Broncos play than finding a rooster and getting a decent shot on him
We have decided that any of your local gamebird farms are cheaper than spending the $$$ on gas, food, wear and tear on the truck etc.
I did the math and it is cheaper.
Looking forward to next season in Kansas or South Dakota....Colorado is going to need and long, long recovery.
Greg
Right about that Greg!!! We did not get drawn again for Superbowl tickets! 6 Superbowls and our priority # is 9,139 and not one time. Something shady is going on. Give the birds 2 good years and we should be happy again. My 2 kansas old drought birds are almost done at the taxidermist. I will post them up when I get it back. Viley missed 2 shots at her elk last week. Dog gonnit!!! That girl is so upset. She made straight A's first year in middle school, so I took her out of school for a couple days to go hunting. Peyton is 10 and told me to enroll her in Hunter ed coming up. Soon to have 2 huntresses.:cheers:
Mike,
Good luck and have fun!! Stay in touch....
Greg
OK I get it, Kansas is much better upland bird hunting than Colorado - always has been and always will be. And I have hunted the prime pheasant belt of southwestern North Dakota and experienced staggering numbers of birds especially in the 2007-2011 years. I look forward to western Kansas and southwest Nebraska getting back to some of its past glory, I've had some great pheasant hunting in those places as well (with good quail hunting thrown in to spice things up).
Having hunted those great places I also have enjoyed some fine pheasant hunts in eastern Colorado. Sometimes its nice to take shorter jaunts and bag a few birds closer to home. In a year like this some may find it hard to believe but the pheasant hunting here can be quite good - you just need to get real familiar with areas and don't be afraid to knock on some doors and find new places.
Sure the pheasant hunting could be better here - the way to make a difference is to get involved and contribute to organizations like Pheasants Forever, and make your opinions and experiences known to Colorado Parks and Wildlife. The emphasis in this state has always been on big game and trout fishing (I enjoy those too) but there is no reason we can't have better habitat and pheasants to enjoy as well. :thumbsup: