Hey guys-I went and hunted Appleton up to Ortonville yesterday by myself. (long story) basically had four separate guys bail on me. I counted 17 hens and six roosters. Got my two but had another guy been there I doubt a limit would have been had. Same deal as Tbear said, they all came out of the heavy cattails. Planned to spend the night and hunt again today but the dogs were shot so I decided to come home and save my money for next weekend.
Tbear I raised 30 pheasants this year and was amazed as to how much water they went through every day.
Another note I was devastated to find that one of my favorite WMA's in Appleton which I would guess is 600 acres was opened to cattle. Not a blade of grass left, pot holes destroyed and full of hoof prints making walking difficult.