I wanna say that the biggest factors in NW Illinois were 3-fold.
First and foremost was loss of cover as farms cleaned up and enhanced production.
Secondly, the various raptors have exploded in numbers and varieties seen.
And turkeys... The reintroduction of turkeys has been successful beyond dreams. Every bit of cover they own. Where they flourish, pheasant decline.
Do turkeys run pheasants off ?
