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allaboutthedux

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Ive been monitoring alot of the recent member posts about the heat and dryness out in Kansas. It seems that many of the members are preparing for a lousy season because of this. At what point does a guy that planned on hunting Kansas this fall change his plans to another state??? Wait for the August roadsise survey? Wait for reports from the forum later in summer or just can the whole trip and head for the Dakota's?????
 
If I had only one trip to make this season, my decision would already be made and I'd be making my SD/ND reservations. There will be some guys that come behind me and talk about hunting KS no matter what ("More for me", "It's not always about the birds....blah, blah, whatever"), but that's easily said for a guy that lives here and plans on taking 5-10 trips in a season. I still plan to hunt here and won't consider it a waste of time, but wouldn't consider driving from another state to do it. My dogs and I enjoy our time in KS, but when there aren't birds here I choose to reward them and me with the SD trip.

There will be birds to harvest in KS this season, just like there was last season, but it's probably gonna be pretty tough throughout much of our state. I haven't given up on a decent rebound in SW KS and I'm sure the carry-over in NW KS was pretty good, so some will experience success. 1 trip (unless you're real lucky) isn't likely to yield a great # of rooster encounters for you and your dogs this season.

Why'd this have to happen at a time when our quail population was making a slight comeback?:mad: :(:confused: I saw pretty decent #'s of Bobs last season compared to the 10 years prior, but I'm seriously doubting that will be the case for the 2012-2013 season.
 
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This heat is going to be devastating on the young of the year bird population. It's so hot I am not sure about the survival of carry over birds. Any nesting hens will likely die on their nests without nearby water.
 
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In eastern Kansas we have the best quail hatch we have had in years. I have seen birds from a day old to 3 weeks old. So far the broods don't show any signs of birds dying, as the average is over a dozen a piece. I saw a covey of thimble size this morning with 17. Thats almost unheard of. Usually wet weather is what gets us here, I'm not to concerned about the quail here. The pheasants on my farm out west may be a different story. We at least have green weeds here not so much out there.
 
like Kansas Brittany said, if you only have one big trip to make, don't fool around, go to SD. :thumbsup:
 
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