Which do you prefer?

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Which do you prefer? To live and hunt in an area with alot of birds and many hunters or to live and hunt in an area with not as many birds and little hunting pressure.
 
I have been to both. The first is nice for a get away, But I live in the latter and prefer that for sure. It is nice to have birds all around and not much competition. Plus getting home in a few minutes is nice.:thumbsup:
 
I agree with Ken, I like it out in nature alone mostly. I live in a state with few birds and not much pressure because of it.............Bob
 
I like the low pressure areas. In Missouri, I sometimes think I must be hunting the wrong opening day! Do miss some of the excitement and bustle of when pheasant hunting was a big deal though.
 
I'm going to have to go against the grain on this one. I live in the heart of pheasant country and wouldn't want it any other way. I can drive a little as 10-15 minutes from my house in town and be hunting. For instance, yesterday I took the dogs out to a public area close to town for about an hour and a half. Never saw another hunter. The dogs put up 4 roosters and 3 hens. The wind was blowing about 35 mph so the birds were not holding and all ran out and got up out of range. A quieter day and I would have come home with my limit. While I understand that everyone thinks there are hunters crawling all over South Dakota I just don't see it. I hunt public land 75% of the time and many days I don't see another hunter. I just don't know how it could get any better than what I have. I feel blessed.
 
I am with the majority. It might be because that is what I know.
 
I love my area (minus the Ca fruits & nuts;)), I'm surrounded by great quail hunting and after opening weekend I hardly ever see any quail hunters. On the other hand our pheasant numbers are low and the hunting pressure is pretty high. Maybe that's why I'm a quail hound though.:D
 
Quality hunts don't require quantity. I rarely see other hunters and if I do I give them their space, and expect the same in return.
 
I too like a bit of a challenge. Like to at least see a bird when I'm out but it is very true that having the ability to take a limit in less than a couple hours each and every day does kill a trip.
 
I like a challenge with the possibility of finding that last bird for a limit right at the end of the down. Down here in southern Iowa, it's tough enough to get 2, but in NC Iowa, that's about perfect. And my knowing a lot of farmers who have let me hunt there land, it limits the pressure and people I see greatly.
 
I grew up and spent the first 32 years of my life in southern MN and now I live in Winner, SD. As far as pheasant hunting goes I will take Winner everytime. Yes it is ultra busy for the first 3-4 weeks of the season but then it slows down and the hunting pressure isn't much different than SW MN. If you love good dog work, I believe there is no amount of training that can compare to the experience a dog can get in really good pheasant country. Not bragging, but because of where I live and hunt, I would bet my GWP points and retrieves more birds in one year than a lot of dogs will in a lifetime. I have hunted with guys who bring their dogs in and before we hunt tell me how good there dog is, then they see mine and are amazed. Everyone wants to know who the breeder was and who the trainer was, I tell them that breeding and training matter, your dog would be that good if it got this much practice also. Pratice makes perefect is really true. I don't brag about my dog at all but my friends sure do. My current GWP is two years old and I have been told by numerous people he is the best dog they have hunted behind in their life. I laugh because he sure isn't the best one I have hunted behind, yet. He might be by the time he is 4-5 years old. Sorry to go off on a tangent but I guess what I am saying is the best benefit of living in prime pheasant country is the amount of practice the dogs get.
The nice part of where I live you get the excitment of the first few weeks seeing all the out state plates on vehicles and having the Airport full of private planes, and just meeting a lot of different people, and then you also get the slower mid to late season and less hunting pressure but still lots of birds. IN fact tonite the grass was so full of birds they had to use the only tree around for a mile or more!

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Dead serious over 100 birds flushed from the draw by this tree. Should have just took the camera and left the shotgun. It was amazing and all wild birds.
 
Wirehairs said:
I grew up and spent the first 32 years of my life in southern MN and now I live in Winner, SD. As far as pheasant hunting goes I will take Winner everytime. Yes it is ultra busy for the first 3-4 weeks of the season but then it slows down and the hunting pressure isn't much different than SW MN. If you love good dog work, I believe there is no amount of training that can compare to the experience a dog can get in really good pheasant country. Not bragging, but because of where I live and hunt, I would bet my GWP points and retrieves more birds in one year than a lot of dogs will in a lifetime. I have hunted with guys who bring their dogs in and before we hunt tell me how good there dog is, then they see mine and are amazed. Everyone wants to know who the breeder was and who the trainer was, I tell them that breeding and training matter, your dog would be that good if it got this much practice also. Pratice makes perefect is really true. I don't brag about my dog at all but my friends sure do. My current GWP is two years old and I have been told by numerous people he is the best dog they have hunted behind in their life. I laugh because he sure isn't the best one I have hunted behind, yet. He might be by the time he is 4-5 years old. Sorry to go off on a tangent but I guess what I am saying is the best benefit of living in prime pheasant country is the amount of practice the dogs get.
The nice part of where I live you get the excitment of the first few weeks seeing all the out state plates on vehicles and having the Airport full of private planes, and just meeting a lot of different people, and then you also get the slower mid to late season and less hunting pressure but still lots of birds. IN fact tonite the grass was so full of birds they had to use the only tree around for a mile or more!
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know exactly what you mean. hunting on my family's farm land tmr in winner and sunday. no matter when in the season, theres always plenty of birds in winner.
 
Wirehairs said:
I grew up and spent the first 32 years of my life in southern MN and now I live in Winner, SD. As far as pheasant hunting goes I will take Winner everytime. Yes it is ultra busy for the first 3-4 weeks of the season but then it slows down and the hunting pressure isn't much different than SW MN. If you love good dog work, I believe there is no amount of training that can compare to the experience a dog can get in really good pheasant country. Not bragging, but because of where I live and hunt, I would bet my GWP points and retrieves more birds in one year than a lot of dogs will in a lifetime. I have hunted with guys who bring their dogs in and before we hunt tell me how good there dog is, then they see mine and are amazed. Everyone wants to know who the breeder was and who the trainer was, I tell them that breeding and training matter, your dog would be that good if it got this much practice also. Pratice makes perefect is really true. I don't brag about my dog at all but my friends sure do. My current GWP is two years old and I have been told by numerous people he is the best dog they have hunted behind in their life. I laugh because he sure isn't the best one I have hunted behind, yet. He might be by the time he is 4-5 years old. Sorry to go off on a tangent but I guess what I am saying is the best benefit of living in prime pheasant country is the amount of practice the dogs get.
The nice part of where I live you get the excitment of the first few weeks seeing all the out state plates on vehicles and having the Airport full of private planes, and just meeting a lot of different people, and then you also get the slower mid to late season and less hunting pressure but still lots of birds. IN fact tonite the grass was so full of birds they had to use the only tree around for a mile or more!
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Yes! Winner is the my birthplace of pheasant hunting. It will always hold a special place in my heart. and :cheers: to Kooch if you see him.
 
ncpheasant said:
Yes! Winner is the my birthplace of pheasant hunting. It will always hold a special place in my heart. and :cheers: to Kooch if you see him.
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Kooch is doing well - perhaps the most famous bird cleaner in the world! Last year he had a bunch of jalepeno/cheese pheasant sausage made and it was fantastic. His business appears to be booming again this year. I stopped in the other day and we teased him about getting away to do some walleye fishing. He doesn't get much timeoff this part of the year.
 
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