Problem down here was because of the winter . Snow didn't kill the birds as bad as the fact that it made most of the cover worthless and the hawks and eagles didn't leave as the pheasants were so easy to pick off.

MathewsZman Said:
Problem down here was because of the winter . Snow didn't kill the birds as bad as the fact that it made most of the cover worthless and the hawks and eagles didn't leave as the pheasants were so easy to pick off.

They make good target practice to...

Worthless ditch parrots.... MEH.

Big J

MathewsZman Said:
Problem down here was because of the winter . Snow didn't kill the birds as bad as the fact that it made most of the cover worthless and the hawks and eagles didn't leave as the pheasants were so easy to pick off.

Matt my point is i believe your game and fish, I also believe IA, MN KS all have it right -Ours is always fudged with to make sure that tourism is kept up.    

bullheadmaster Said:
Worthless ditch parrots.... MEH.

Big J

Big J doesn't like walleyes and pheasants.  He only likes warvin...

South Dakota numbers are off 50% in many areas in the Northeast including the Clark, Watertown, etc... area. I see good numbers of birds west and south of Aberdeen all the way to Pierre. Bird numbers on the east side of ND are the lowest I've seen since 1997! There will be small pockets of birds where some survived to have a hatch, but many areas will simply be void of birds! I think the old saying "Go west young man" will apply this year if you want decent pheasant hunting in ND! Although good luck finding reasonable motel accomodations!!

Was just in the South Heart-Belfield area yesterday and there were tons of birds clucking along picking gravel