I don't have a dog in this fight, but I that think that it is easier to "hunt" deer in KS/NE/SD because there are more deer and less cover. It is nothing special to see 100+ deer in the harvested soy bean fields along the Platte River here in Nebraska. The catch being that most of the land is privately owned and permission to hunt can be difficult, if not impossible, to obtain.
Jeff, I hunted Nebraska last year for the first time. We had an opportunity to hunt along the Platte River for bow, but did not go. We went for gun and hunted along the South Loup river. From what I saw, I agree with you, especially coming from Illinois. However, I never seen such spooky deer in my life. You could be 300+ yards away driving down a road and when you stop, they all go tail up and take off. I am guessing the area we hunted has it's fair share of road hunters...
Matt
