**Pheasant Opener Coming Soon***

[PikeBayCommanche]

Getting a little tough just waiting to start. I have seen good numbers of birds around. Hope that it turns out to be a great year.

Whats everyone doing for opener???

[delmuts]

sitting in or by a tree, hoping the bird hunters stir up the deer and push them to me!

[eyes']

I know... It has been a long week at work thinking about the Iowa opener. I can't wait for that first bird to come up and fall back down!!!! We have 6 or 7 guys going down this year and a ton of land lined up to hunt... It should be a good one!!!

[lookincalifornia]

i will be thinking of you lucky hunters while i sit 2000 miles away in california's central valley. "10 years ago there were phesants all over." that is what everybody tells me. i've been here almost 5 years and have seen 2 live roosters and one road kill rooster. i haven't bothered to buy a lisence yet.

i am from forest city(north central ia), but i hit all the public land around ames during my unsucessfull stint as an ISU student.

good luck.

[lookincalifornia]

looking forward to seeing some pics and reading reports.

wisk i could join ya.

any winnebago/hancock county guys out there?

[PikeBayCommanche]

Not a Great day by any means. Still alot of Corn in the fields but 3 between the 2 of us. Should of been at least 5 but oh well good fun. Hopefully find a limit in the morning.

[lookincalifornia]

pbc,

huntin' public or private?

i used to hunt that public land right off the interstate on ontario(13th)i think.

or over by colo, and just once by boone

just wonderin'

[PikeBayCommanche]

Well don't hit the private big chunks of land till later in the year when there are not as many people hunting anymore. Got 2 more today and found one this morning that we shot last night that must have died from its wounds.

Most came off our familiys land though. When I was in high school my best friend and I were basicly professional road hunters and know all the best ditches for 3 counties so that kinda helps.

I am just waiting for that first snow, then its down to business.