Nebraska Pheasant Season "report"

[adamsredlines]

TOTAL BUST. Not a single pheasant spotted...not a single quail...nada.
TONS of deer, lots of turkey but no upland game to be seen where we were. Talked to the farmers and they said they have only seen two hen while harvesting. Thats not encouraging at all. I know the population out west is getting better...but where we are...not so much.
In the 35 years my dad has been hunting there, thats only the 2nd bust he's had...the first being about 5 years ago. Pretty sad and frustrating.

 

[Okie4570]

Unlike button pressed.

 

[huntemup]

Sorry to hear that. I know too well how much a busted trip can just flat out suck. The good thing is that such trends can reverse themselves even though that's certainly of little solace to you now.

The Kansas outlook indicated that it should be a good year for both pheasants and quail in the usual hot spots.

 

[sedona]

Are you hunting in the central or east part of the state?

 

[adamsredlines]

 

[sedona]

A friend of mine is hunting just above the N on Nebraska and he isn't having much luck either.

 

[sedona]

I believe its around Brewster, he has only seen 2 pheasants and they got up wild.

 

[Deer Slayer]

Did you go to the pastry shop on the Southeast side of town while you were in Albion??

 

[ElkStalkR]

Typically decent bird hunting around Albion. However the pheasant here have been seriously down for a while. You want to get into good quail hunting here you need to be south of I80. And currently the quail hunting here is really good. The past few winters have been soft and the quail have exploded. One good winter and they are toast, but that hasn't happened yet.

 

[adamsredlines]

Did you go to the pastry shop on the Southeast side of town while you were in Albion??

I'm not a pastry guy.
Wertz in St Edward is the place to get some food though, legit butcher and smokehouse