NE Colorado Pheasants

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Durango

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I was just talking to the mail lady, she has a lot of family in NE CO, her family said that the pheasant population is way down this year. Any one up there have any better news?
 
Yes don't listen to every thing you hear. On second though don't go. there is no pheasents in NE colorado. :) by the way welcome to uph.
 
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The area I hunt in NE Colorado reports lots of birds. The Pheasants Forever forecast came out last week and they are predicting good - excellent hunting. Bad news according to them is the SE portion of the state....Drought and low bird numbers.
 
I've been talking to a buddy from Holyoke throughout the summer. He said they had birds coming out of the wood work early on. However, there were areas around Holyoke hit pretty hard with hail throughout the summer. I saw pictures of corn that should have been chest high completely stripped and about shin high!

He also told me they've been doing a lot of mowing of CRP, and then inter-seeding it to rejuvenate it. As a result, many fields people are used to hunting may not be worth a darn this fall. In the long run, it will be great for populations. But for now, you may want to ensure you have adequate areas to hunt come the opener. You may be dissapointed if you don't do your research ahead of time.

Overall, I think it will still be a good year, but there may be areas with fewer birds than expected.

If anyone else has a report, I'd love to hear it.
 
To reiterate, there really aren't many birds in Colorado, especially NE Colorado. Another crappy year in store :(

In all seriousness, it will probably be like every other year in Colorado. Isolated pockets with strong numbers equating to good hunting for those who are in the know.

And yes, welcome to UPH, Durango!
 
Thanks for all the input. Living in the SW corner of the state makes it hard to scout up in the NE. Any help that someone might like to pass on would be great. I plan on being up there on opening day just to see what it's like.
 
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