Waterfowler2001
Member
When will the upland bird forecast be out?? I'm guessing soon
When will the upland forecast be out?
- Thread starter Waterfowler2001
- Start date
kansasbrittany
Banned
Been checking everyday; I expect to see it Monday or Tuesday. I'm not sure why I like reading it so much each year. I do the same things no matter what it says, but I sure like reading it and daydreaming about hunting in counties I've never hunted.
carptom1
Well-known member
Yea the spin doctors have been working overtime here. I have a feeling it will read much like the last couple of years. I think I am going to move around a little more this year. If there isn't going to be many birds, I might as well see some different country.
mustistuff
Banned
forecast
i always look forward to it even though it always comes out as a sales pitch for hunting licenses, read it anyway, ya gotta expect that they don't want you to stay home
cheers
i always look forward to it even though it always comes out as a sales pitch for hunting licenses, read it anyway, ya gotta expect that they don't want you to stay home
cheers
kansasbrittany
Banned
Yep, I like to try and schedule stops at some of KS's "tourist attractions". The boys loved the big ball of twine (not sure why), but I tell ya, the Garden of Eden in Lucas has been the highlight to date. The "dead guy in the box" was fascinating, as was the old house that my boys were convinced were haunted. We toured the place when only the keeper was there. Upstairs there is the bedroom of one of the guy's wives and she died there, so they have it chained off. The keeper said, "that's the only room I won't go into." We went up to see it and my son was gazing in there, trying to see a ghost apparently. My buddy lifted the chain and shoved him into the bedroom. I've never seen him so scared in all my days
Point being, if it hadn't been for trying to find new birds in a new area....AND not finding any, my son and I would've never experienced the big ball of twine or the Garden of Eden:cheers:
FCSpringer
Moderator
SetterNut
New member
Way way down, maybe all gone. I sent a springer to Kansas. Sorry guys.
As long as the owner knows the rules about flushing dogs. Pheasants are fine to hunt with flushers, but quail can only be hunted properly with pointing dogs.!
I spent the time to see the 'big ball of twine", in Cawker City. I had a friend who grew up down the road, and claimed their high school prank was to go in the middle of the night and throw lighter fluid on it and try to burn it! When I got to see it had the shelter house over it. The burning days were over, but you could see the scorch marks! Man, does that thing smell! I like the geographic center of the country, on 36, which is just down the road from the cabin where "home on the range" was penned. My kids like to have a list of great drive ins along the way, Dairy Queen, in Concordia, Bellville, and a lot of no name's which are memorable. Buffalo Roam was memorable as a dining experience in Mankato, but better along time back, before the packing plant shut down. Of course 'Big Brutus" in southeast Kansas, I shot lots of quail in site of it's crane, when we had quail in Southeast Kansas!Yep, I like to try and schedule stops at some of KS's "tourist attractions". The boys loved the big ball of twine (not sure why), but I tell ya, the Garden of Eden in Lucas has been the highlight to date. The "dead guy in the box" was fascinating, as was the old house that my boys were convinced were haunted. We toured the place when only the keeper was there. Upstairs there is the bedroom of one of the guy's wives and she died there, so they have it chained off. The keeper said, "that's the only room I won't go into." We went up to see it and my son was gazing in there, trying to see a ghost apparently. My buddy lifted the chain and shoved him into the bedroom. I've never seen him so scared in all my days
Point being, if it hadn't been for trying to find new birds in a new area....AND not finding any, my son and I would've never experienced the big ball of twine or the Garden of Eden:cheers:
Bilbo Baggins
Active member
I liked the Mid-American Air Museum in Liberal. It is a nice place to take your kids, my boys liked it.
BrownDogsCan2
Well-known member
well the weekly updates are out, still no forecast.....I think we'll see it about the first of November
kansasbrittany
Banned
No doubt, it's usually out around September 15th. If memory serves, it was later than that last year too. Maybe it will be November jakeismydog!
I should probably just write one myself. I'm pretty sure I could get close.
carptom1
Well-known member
They are probably having a hard time coming up with a new phrase than " pockets of good numbers". Even that one is not going to work this year. Maybe they are setting up for coupons for a boot re-sole. Or one for a free chicken with every license purchased.
mustistuff
Banned
survey
they probably found things so poor they are having a hard time coloring it. i does give us a couple more days to hope though
cheers
they probably found things so poor they are having a hard time coloring it. i does give us a couple more days to hope though
cheers
Bilbo Baggins
Active member
Mustistuff, I think you hit the nail on the head. The guy with the "Rose Colored Glasses" has been "sick" a number of days now. We all know what it is going to say but it is interesting to read anyhow.
carptom1
Well-known member
PheasantNut
Active member
I got an e-mail from Mike Miller with KDWP saying that the upland game bird forecast would be out on October 1st.
BrownDogsCan2
Well-known member
thats kinda chickenshit....holden back 3 weeks to sell a couple hundred more licenses.
if you ask me
if you ask me
PheasantNut
Active member
That's the latest I can recall it ever coming out. Typically it is out during the second week of September (Sept 11th last year). I don't know if they tried to do their counts later to account for some potential later hatches (with the rain that we received in late July/early Aug), or if there is some other reason. He didn't say. I'm fairly confident that the forecast isn't going to look good, and be another big reduction from last years.