State Ranking?
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FCSpringer
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Sd,nd,ne,ks,mn,ia
Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota.........
I think with a little planning..... I can pull this off in Nebraska ( shooting a limit of at least 2 different species in 1 day and shooting a total of 4 species in one day!)
I believe we can easily shoot a limit of geese and pheasants along with taking a few sharptails/chickens and quail. I'll let you know how it turns out.
May even pull off a bonus turkey. :cheers:
I think with a little planning..... I can pull this off in Nebraska ( shooting a limit of at least 2 different species in 1 day and shooting a total of 4 species in one day!)
I believe we can easily shoot a limit of geese and pheasants along with taking a few sharptails/chickens and quail. I'll let you know how it turns out.
May even pull off a bonus turkey. :cheers:
siouxcitysmitty
Member
I'll go with SD, KS, ND, NE, and then it's a big toss-up.
This is easy. Washington DC 1-5 , There is more dumb Birds in this place than you can shack a shotgun barrel at, The people are real nice as long they have their hand in your pocket.
The force is strong with this one! :thumbsup:
GustavDaGSP
Member
What more do you want some Roosters and Ruff grouse Mn # 1 :laugh:
kansasbrittany
Banned
I thought MN would rank higher on the lists of many
I haven't spent enough time in other states to rank them by any other characteristic than bird #'s. Both ND and SD (parts obviously) have a lot of pheasants. However, the quail/pheasant combo hunts in KS put my home state at the top of my list.
I haven't spent enough time in other states to rank them by any other characteristic than bird #'s. Both ND and SD (parts obviously) have a lot of pheasants. However, the quail/pheasant combo hunts in KS put my home state at the top of my list.
mnmthunting
Banned
There are a lot of reasons why I choose to do most of my hunting in Montana.
I have no problem leaving MN getting through North Dakotas 356 miles as fast as possible.
MT, ND, NE, WY, SD.
I have no problem leaving MN getting through North Dakotas 356 miles as fast as possible.
MT, ND, NE, WY, SD.
FCSpringer
Moderator
Shhhhhhh, don't tell. How about a limmit of each after a limmit of woodies,mallards, and Big canadians added in.:thumbsup:
quail hound
Moderator
California has tons of upland birds; 3 types of quail, 3 types of grouse, pheasant, chukar, ban tails, doves, ptarmigan, there is something to hunt from Sept 1st- the end of January plus more waterfowl than you can believe. Quail and chukar hunting are second to none (Imo) with tons of public land and pretty nice land owners. Trust me, when a covey of 100 quail gets up the guns go down just to take in the sight.
I believe Oregon may be under represented also.
I believe Oregon may be under represented also.
Uncle Buck
New member
Must be the water in Happy Valley!
GustavDaGSP
Member
Nothing in the water Uncle Buck everything is just alittle happier in the valley
FLDBRED
Well-known member
California....I hadn't even considered it! It is a heck of a drive though! LOL
OKIEGunner
New member
I've been contemplating making a trip out to CA one of these years for a great mixed bag opportunity. I just got to get going on my research and planning.
The question related to upland hunting so throw out the responses that factor in waterfowl.
Not to take the quiz too seriously, but I suppose it depends on what a person is after. For instance, SD may be a great pheasant state, but the public lands in the pheasant range are rather limited and hunted quite hard. During the golden days of a few years ago, as a resident familiar with various areas, I was able to kill birds on public land. However, finding access on private is difficult without a billfold and in some areas, there is landowner hostility towards nonpaying hunters (road hunters). Also, SD seems to take for granted the unique treasure it has. For instance, there is hostility towards acquisition of public lands, failing to see the mistakes of its neighbors to the east as farmland drainage intensifies, and failing to opt into the sodbuster provisions of the last farm bill (although to be fair, I'm not sure any state opted in).
However, if one enjoys killing pheasants, its second to none. I've also killed bobwhites along the Missouri River, grouse in the coteau, and there are opportunities for chickens in the grasslands and a few ruffies in the Black Hills.
A state like Minnesota believe it or not is not at all a bad place to be an upland hunter. There are respectable populations of pheasants, world class ruffed grouse hunting, sharptails in the Northwest and East Central, and a limited prairie chicken hunt in the west. Oh, and there are tons of public land hunting opportunities. And although there are still conservation issues incumbant in farmland conservation, Minnesota, for one, has actually taken quantum leaps forward for conservation with the OHF dedicated sales tax that is churning out new WMAs and secured easements on hundreds of thousands of acres in the north woods for access.
I like the assessment of California. Its a spot I obviously would not have imagined when thinking of upland hunting. I think ND and Montana would have to garner lots of consideration with the amount of public lands (or at least lands open to public hunting) available and the prairie grouse potential. The vistas alone might be worth the trip.
Are there opportunities in Kansas, or even Nebraska for a guy who shows up with a dog, scatter gun and a map who doesn't want to fee hunt? There again, it depends on how you gauge the quality.
Not to take the quiz too seriously, but I suppose it depends on what a person is after. For instance, SD may be a great pheasant state, but the public lands in the pheasant range are rather limited and hunted quite hard. During the golden days of a few years ago, as a resident familiar with various areas, I was able to kill birds on public land. However, finding access on private is difficult without a billfold and in some areas, there is landowner hostility towards nonpaying hunters (road hunters). Also, SD seems to take for granted the unique treasure it has. For instance, there is hostility towards acquisition of public lands, failing to see the mistakes of its neighbors to the east as farmland drainage intensifies, and failing to opt into the sodbuster provisions of the last farm bill (although to be fair, I'm not sure any state opted in).
However, if one enjoys killing pheasants, its second to none. I've also killed bobwhites along the Missouri River, grouse in the coteau, and there are opportunities for chickens in the grasslands and a few ruffies in the Black Hills.
A state like Minnesota believe it or not is not at all a bad place to be an upland hunter. There are respectable populations of pheasants, world class ruffed grouse hunting, sharptails in the Northwest and East Central, and a limited prairie chicken hunt in the west. Oh, and there are tons of public land hunting opportunities. And although there are still conservation issues incumbant in farmland conservation, Minnesota, for one, has actually taken quantum leaps forward for conservation with the OHF dedicated sales tax that is churning out new WMAs and secured easements on hundreds of thousands of acres in the north woods for access.
I like the assessment of California. Its a spot I obviously would not have imagined when thinking of upland hunting. I think ND and Montana would have to garner lots of consideration with the amount of public lands (or at least lands open to public hunting) available and the prairie grouse potential. The vistas alone might be worth the trip.
Are there opportunities in Kansas, or even Nebraska for a guy who shows up with a dog, scatter gun and a map who doesn't want to fee hunt? There again, it depends on how you gauge the quality.