N. D. PHEASANT HUNT

[otis32]

Just wondering how the crops are doing over there? I was thinking of waiting a week or two to go. Last year the crops were every where, and it was tough get get them out of the sunflowers. any info would be great . thanks and good luck!

[brittman]

Small grains were slow to come off.

[Augusta]

You might want to check this link out before you go anywhere.

http://www.fishingminnesota.com/forum/ub...ce_#Post2001946

[Jmnhunter]

check this update too off of the Game and fish HSOforum, scroll to the bottom and play the video: http://gf.nd.gov/index.asp#online

[otis32]

THANKS A LOT FOR THE TIPS GUYS! GODD LUCK TO U THIS YEAR.

[Augusta]

ND is projecting a 500,000 bird kill this year, and MN is projecting 420,000 bird kill. Makes one wonder if it's worth the expense of a ND out an out of state trip. I know of a number of guys that are switching their trips to SD this year.

[Tom7227]

A few years back I went to ND and had a great time and lots of birds. Next year I took my family out on the exact same dats and had zero luck. A PF biologist told me that my problem was that there was a drought the second year and that there was a lot of chick deaths due to no bugs in july/august. He said that there could have been a thunderstorm 3 miles away and things would have been different. Bottom line for me is that you have to be able to move around, get access to a number of pieces of ground and hope for the best - or be prepared to spend $100+ a day to hunt fields where someone claims there are birds.

[WildFan10]

I have a trip planned up there for the 24th of October - hopefully the corn will be out! I am going near cooperstown, ND so hope we can find a few birds. Fist time hunting in ND.

[brittman]

Very, very few pheasants in the Cooper area unless they are released.

This area is outside the main NDG&F survey area. Sure, a few were starting to make home in NE ND, but last year's winter took care of most of those.

Better be thinking ducks in that area of ND.

[deacon]

Very, very few pheasants in the Cooper area unless they are released.

This area is outside the main NDG&F survey area. Sure, a few were starting to make home in NE ND, but last year's winter took care of most of those.

Better be thinking ducks in that area of ND.

Diddo, no pheasants in that area!!