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Hey, I am a newbie to this site but a long time bird hunter and have enjoyed reading everyone's post. My buddy and I just returned from a three day hunt in Ness and Pawnee co. As many others have said here, pheasant numbers and cover is as low as I can remember. We still had a good hunt each bagging at least one rooster every day. My GSP pointed two perfect doubles for me which is something that I feel lucky to get in an average season. I enjoy others photos so I attached one from the end of the day, sorry for the poor quality - just taken with a phone.
 
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Congrats on your success and thanks for posting the pic. I would not say it is poor quality. Beautiful colors on the roosters and good looking dog. I haven't been able to make it out yet this year, so I appreciate your post.
 
Did you see many hens? I was not far from there opening weekend and was very worried about the lack of hens.
 
I was also very concerned about the lack of hens. We saw 2 hens each of the first two days and on our last day we did not see a hen untill the last hunt which was a roosting area and we put up 5 hens and one rooster there. We are going to need nothing short of perfect conditions the next few years!
 
I just got from Ness City yesterday. I hunted 5 days and shot 10 birds. I was hunting until about 1 each day and then stopping, as I was hunting my 1 year old pups and didn't want to run them in the ground. I hunted my farm in Finney County, and that is where I saw the most birds. I shot 3 roosters and 5 quail over there and the rest of them within 15 miles of Ness.

I did find quite a few hens in some spots. The last 2 places I hunted I saw around 10 to 12 hens each place. Some places I didn't see any hens. I think they tend to bunch up more than roosters when the weather is as nice as it was. So you can hunt a place and not see any, then hunt just down the road and see all the hens around in one bunch. I saw pheasants every place I hunted except one.

I'm going out with a friend the 26th for a few days. I will try to get some pics of my pups. I didn't take any of them pointing this time, because I want to be ready if a bird gets up to shoot it. Also my cell phone takes crappy pics. I'm getting a new digital camera to take out next the next trip. They did point 6 of the ten and retrieved them all. A couple are tore up pretty good from them fighting over the bird.

I guess I did shoot one bird in Marion county on the way out. I stopped and hunted a patch of WIHA so the pups could run. I saw 2 roosters and half a dozen hens or so there.
 
fsentkilr said:
I just got from Ness City yesterday. I hunted 5 days and shot 10 birds. I was hunting until about 1 each day and then stopping, as I was hunting my 1 year old pups and didn't want to run them in the ground. I hunted my farm in Finney County, and that is where I saw the most birds. I shot 3 roosters and 5 quail over there and the rest of them within 15 miles of Ness.

I did find quite a few hens in some spots. The last 2 places I hunted I saw around 10 to 12 hens each place. Some places I didn't see any hens. I think they tend to bunch up more than roosters when the weather is as nice as it was. So you can hunt a place and not see any, then hunt just down the road and see all the hens around in one bunch. I saw pheasants every place I hunted except one.

I'm going out with a friend the 26th for a few days. I will try to get some pics of my pups. I didn't take any of them pointing this time, because I want to be ready if a bird gets up to shoot it. Also my cell phone takes crappy pics. I'm getting a new digital camera to take out next the next trip. They did point 6 of the ten and retrieved them all. A couple are tore up pretty good from them fighting over the bird.

I guess I did shoot one bird in Marion county on the way out. I stopped and hunted a patch of WIHA so the pups could run. I saw 2 roosters and half a dozen hens or so there.
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lol you finally get off the combine beating your head against the steering wheel from k state getting beat from that really tough unranked team in the big 12 lol lets get togeather sometime and we will talk about the national championship game let me guess next your going to say how good notre dame is and how there going to win just like you said oklahoma would win that game as well :D
 
OAP- How about you move to Alabama and hunt pheasants down there and talk football. Hell i'll even help you pack!
 
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only a pointer said:
lol you finally get off the combine beating your head against the steering wheel from k state getting beat from that really tough unranked team in the big 12 lol lets get togeather sometime and we will talk about the national championship game let me guess next your going to say how good notre dame is and how there going to win just like you said oklahoma would win that game as well :D
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9th place team in the big 12 had the second best offense in the nation. They could beat anybody if the pieces came together for a complete game. They finished the season very strong. Hats off to them.
 
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