Relieved!

[kansasbrittany]

Finally got into some roosters yesterday! I'm still reeling from the experience. Between 6 of us (2 of which should have been throwing rocks) we harvested 24 roosters. We let a lot of birds get away. The group must have shot 9 or 10 boxes of shells. We literally saw hundreds of birds. Saw about 20 roosters pointed and held by a dog yesterday. Pointed birds were about the only thing this group could knock down. Nearly every bird that was pointed was pointed in milo stubble. I couldn't believe how tight they were holding in the milo stubble. Milo was the place to be during the warm afternoon.

There are some decent numbers in places. Driving 5mi. can reveal a huge difference in production. Some places held 50 birds...some held 1 or 2. The KS birds are safe this week. Leaving for ND Wednesday night!

[swellcat]

Thanks for the upbeat report. Glad pheasants didn't go extinct in Kansas since January 2008.

So, you finally made it to the Northwest Region, huh?

Was this all new ground for you, or did you revisit some spots where cut crops made all the difference?

[kansasbrittany]

The crops being cut did make all the difference. The report is from one of the spots that I had very poor luck at earlier this season. I wouldn't consider the area I was in to be NW KS.....more like WC.

[Toad]

That is some bad shooting! They must have really liked hearing the gun go off! Hopefully they were new to the sport, and you can get 'em trained to hit some birds next time.
My first season hunting, I probably shot about 1 bird for 10 shells. The first nine shots were pretty depressing, but the tenth one was a major cause for celebration! You get good exercise when you shoot like that cause you can hunt all day and not get your limit...

[Toad]

I can also remember when I used to carry two boxes of shells in my vest because there was a real chance I might shoot more than one box in a field and I was afraid of running out.
At today's ammo prices, I'm happy to say those days are behind me.

[chadsbritt]

Nice work. Its nice to know the bird population is alive and well. I was out in Eastern Colorado yesterday and saw good numbers of birds. We only brought three home, but should have easily doubled that number. Oh, and the wind was brutal!

[BusterB]

Thanks for the report on the birds. I was starting to get a little disappointed with the reports from Western and Southwest part of the state. We are heading there this Sunday from Utah.

Thanks for the update,

Jesse

[kiotehntr]

Originally Posted by kansasbrittany

Finally got into some roosters yesterday! I'm still reeling from the experience. Between 6 of us (2 of which should have been throwing rocks) we harvested 24 roosters. We let a lot of birds get away. The group must have shot 9 or 10 boxes of shells. We literally saw hundreds of birds. Saw about 20 roosters pointed and held by a dog yesterday. Pointed birds were about the only thing this group could knock down. Nearly every bird that was pointed was pointed in milo stubble. I couldn't believe how tight they were holding in the milo stubble. Milo was the place to be during the warm afternoon.

There are some decent numbers in places. Driving 5mi. can reveal a huge difference in production. Some places held 50 birds...some held 1 or 2. The KS birds are safe this week. Leaving for ND Wednesday night!

Now fellas don't let KB fool you, I have had the honor to hunt with him and he was probably one of the few throwing rocks.... Nah, just kidding KB I hope that I can make it back out with you on a hunt here in the future. Until then good luck in the field...

[kansasbrittany]

Hey,

Kiotehntr, FYI, I wasn't throwing rocks this day Puttin' the hammer on some tasty roosters.......

Wonderful memories....1 bird lost in the CRP, 1 hard hit bird ran away in the milo.....then, there's the catch and release bird. When we came back to "camp" for lunch, everyone got their birds out while I watered the dogs. I then pulled my bird vest out; 1 dead bird, thud; 2nd dead bird, thud; 3rd dead bird wiggles a bit and as I turned him over for a look-see and he flew from my hands as if nothing had ever happened to him. My friends, armed only with their ham sandwiches could only watch as the rooster made his way to freedom. It's our new shoot-n-release program

I was trying to post pics from our hunt, but it isn't working. Haven't been able to post pics on this site for a long while....????

[kansasbrittany]

Just wanted to share this pic with you all....turns out it was my computer that wouldn't allow me to post pics with the message I left yesterday.

If there is anyone that knows which setting I need to change on my computer, let me know please.....and thank you.