Fergus Falls area

[madbomber10]

Has anyone been out roughly in Fergus Falls area. We usually hit it pretty hard after deer season is over and I was wondering what people were seeing for pheasant numbers around that area. I am just guessing that there are a lot of crops in the fields yet just like everywhere else.

[TylerS]

Fergus Falls? Really?! My grandparents live in Fergus and I don't think I've ever seen a pheasant in the 25 years I've been there. My grandpa said years ago there used to be some, but I know there aren't any around his place. Maybe I need to pound some of the land around the family famrm. Hmm...

[CRAZYEYES]

I've shot quite a few not too far west of fergus near wheaton. I used to got out there with a friend of mine who had some relatives with a farm. We always got birds but there are'nt near as many as there are just 45 minuites south of there.

[RaininFeathers]

You guys think it is better near Ortonville area or down south near Windom? I have scouting reports from both areas so I am wondering which you think is better. I am mainly a duck hunter but getting after the pheasants this weekend because of the lack of ducks. I've done ok near ortonville a few years back. How is the crop situation...any come down this week with the warmer dry weather?

[CRAZYEYES]

I have seen a lot of birds not too far south of ortonville but I would suspect the corn is still all up around there because when I was out that way last week it was the worst area that i saw for standing water. I have not been to the windom area but a friend of mine that goes near heron lake did well on opener.

[Ferny]

I was just up in FF deer hunting and as of Sunday no corn was down. Pretty much hwy 94 from Clearwater to North Dakota very little corn down. I have only seen pheasants 1 year in the 20 I have been going up there. By the way every slew near Fergus is flooded. I have never seen so much water.

Ferny.

[chub]

Has anyone been out roughly in Fergus Falls area. We usually hit it pretty hard after deer season is over and I was wondering what people were seeing for pheasant numbers around that area. I am just guessing that there are a lot of crops in the fields yet just like everywhere else.

Shot a few of them in the area in the last couple years. I have no idea if there's any around this season though. Wouldn't be my "go to" destination, but there's generally a few around.

[madbomber10]

Thanks for the info. We have had success in the Orwell area the last 3 years or so, but with a lot of water that takes away the majority of what we usually walk. Looks like we will have to turn our attention further south and/or west until everything freezes up.

[muc33]

I can assure you if you come hunt near Windom, you will have much better odds. Plain and simple.

[OTCBigBass]

crops have been coming off in full bore the last few days. But the numbers seem to be way down this year.