I know a rancher in the Orchard area and he said to come out and he would put me in a few good areas. I was also thinking about the state property around banner lakes. Has anyone ever hunted this?
I scooted up that way last week for a couple of hours. First thing I saw was a sign saying "Pheasant population low" and DOW requesting a phone call if you do happen to harvest a pheasant.
It does look good, corn, sunflower seeds, tons of cover etc...but there aren't any birds there. Hunters are required to fill out cards if they harvest anything, and it looks like one pheasant has been harvested all season.
I wouldn't waste my time.