God this one hits home. I moved from northeast Nebraska to south east Sodak. World of difference. Nebraska game in parks needs a stern talking tooNobody posts on this thread because pheasant hunting sucks especially on the eastern side of the state.
I’ve hunted in Nebraska since 1971 and this year has been the absolute worst.
If you ever get down by Yankton keep your eye out for quail coveys. An under the radar hotspot for them.God this one hits home. I moved from northeast Nebraska to south east Sodak. World of difference. Nebraska game in parks needs a stern talking to
Hunting was decent in November but December was awful. I think quite a few birds were taken in November where I hunt as in December there were hardly any around, this is SW Nebraska really dry there as almost zero moisture. Nothing like 20 years ago, too much habitat loss many CRP grounds were removed when contracts expired. Sure isn't coming back either.Here's some 2024/2025 info about the cornhusker state, conditions, and bird estimates. Doesn't seem like a completely dire situation from this, but what's printed on paper and what actually is happening in the field can vary wildy sometimes. According to this, pheasants are up in every zone except the northeast and quail are up in every zone they are present in.
When you have 2 birds for 10 miles and the count 3 in 10 miles , the number is up but you don’t have many birds. Statistics are misleading.Here's some 2024/2025 info about the cornhusker state, conditions, and bird estimates. Doesn't seem like a completely dire situation from this, but what's printed on paper and what actually is happening in the field can vary wildy sometimes. According to this, pheasants are up in every zone except the northeast and quail are up in every zone they are present in.