Spent last week in SW North Dakota. Pheasants are down quite a bit from the last few years where I hunt, but there are still enough to keep it interesting. Hunting should get better in the next few weeks as more of the sunflowers and corn get harvested. There were some very young roosters that were barely colored out. Must have been a second hatch after the first one failed for some reason.
My old Lab tires pretty quickly these days. I have to think about getting a pup so she can show a young one the ropes.
Jerry
Does ND typically have good bird hunting? Do they have grouse?
Travis
I haven't hunted other states for a long time, but the spots I hunt in ND are the best I've ever seen. This year is an exception. Must have had a bad rain at the wrong time during the hatch.
Sharptails are sometimes mixed in with the pheasants, but not in big numbers. Had a covey of 12 fly by one evening while we were standing on a road talking with the guns put away. See an occasional Hun, but pretty rare.
