Pheasant numbers?

[riverview]

How many going out opening weekend? Hoping the numbers are better than sharptails have been.

 

[D-Racer]

How many going out opening weekend? Hoping the numbers are better than sharptails have been.

Me and my 12 year old GSP will be out and about. Guessing that I'll tirer out before she does.

 

[LBrandt]

Numbers are way down in my area from what I have seen. LB

 

[luvcatchingbass]

Going to try to get the dogs and 12yr old daughter out, took them out Sunday evening and ended up doing a walk for some sharpies and kicked up 10 with no shots for her. I wasn't planning to do it otherwise I would have brought a gun but it worked out good to so she can learn how fast things go, how the dogs work and I got to just sit back and pay attention to everything happening.
I know where a bunch of roosters are but won't really get around to hunting them because where they are is a recipe for loosing a downed bird in the cattails, will have to try to catch them in the tree belts or a couple other spots.
Not really sure if the numbers are all that great in my area but I am sure they are still way down and the local PLOTS near me are going to get hammered for a week or two again. Trying to find a place to get the kiddo out that isn't a tangled mess is looking to be a challenge

 

[Kurtr]

Down here both pheasants and grouse are way up. This morning drive i saw well over a hundred pheasants and fifty plus grouse.

 

[Jiffy]

It’s crazy the difference a couple miles south of the border makes!! I agree with Kurt, go down there.

 

[Kurtr]

It’s crazy the difference a couple miles south of the border makes!! I agree with Kurt, go down there.

Way more ducks and geese up there so every one should go north to shoot them. All our water is gone

 

[cooter00]

Pheasant #s seem up in the Alexander area I seen more of them while grouse hunting then I remembered last year I'm excited for a good season

 

[scrotcaster]

Wonder how many got roasted from the fires ?

 

[Wall-eyes]

Numbers are hit miss I hunt all over state, and with waterfowl we hunt about 5/8 of state mostly east hyw 83. Crops are coming out so that will help. I help relatives and friends with beans and some corn nothing great.

 

[Freedom]

Haven't seen much in the SE but did talk to a successful youth hunter last weekend

 

[Trip McNeely]

Way more ducks and geese up there so every one should go north to shoot them. All our water is gone

Our water is way down too. Plus the fires we had last week pushed a lot of our pheasants south. Probably why you are seeing so many Kurt. I’d definitely head to SD for a double whammy instead of ND

 

[Trip McNeely]

And for the love of god anyone out use your fkn head and stay off dry grass trails with vehicles or do anything stupid to start a fire

 

[Rowdie]

There are NO pheasants in my area NONE!

 

[AR-15]

They all got winter killed here

 

[gunlover]

There are NO pheasants in my area NONE!

then you should move to CA.

 

[3Roosters]

from years past post from Johnr, there are NO pheasants in his area! Sorry Johnr.

 

[Kurtr]

Our water is way down too. Plus the fires we had last week pushed a lot of our pheasants south. Probably why you are seeing so many Kurt. I’d definitely head to SD for a double whammy instead of ND

They can have all the pheasants with only 3000 nr waterfowl license it’s a fair trade I can’t believe they keep letting them over run it up there

 

[riverview]

They can have all the pheasants with only 3000 nr waterfowl license it’s a fair trade I can’t believe they keep letting them over run it up there

obviously, it's all about the money

 

[1lessdog]

They can have all the pheasants with only 3000 nr waterfowl license it’s a fair trade I can’t believe they keep letting them over run it up there

I just got back from Moose hunting in Alberta. And coming thru Saskatchewan, from just west of the Battlefords then east of Saskatoon the area was full of geese. I don't know why anyone would hunt North or South Dakota when the best Waterfowl hunting in North America is 800 miles away.