OK, I went out yesterday in northeastern CO. I was pretty far west and north (Logan and weld counties) so not in best pheasant area, but in an area a few years ago I could get a bird or two. I saw a few birds around, but they are still pretty far and few between. I did manage to bag one, but felt kinda guilty shooting one with such a low population.
I don’t know how other areas in eastern CO are this year, but I would think there at least some areas better than where I was.
Like the original poster I’d be interested in hearing other reports about eastern CO.