Recent content by UplandStandard

I have to agree that habitat and weather are going to be your biggest indicators of bird numbers for any given year. According to a few different studies I have read, one of which was posted on this website and conducted in Oklahoma, correlates less than 10% population loss due to hunting. Their...

The Public Lands manager does a really good job at Cedar Bluff. The habitat looks really good this year, as it always does. Cedar Bluff seems to always holds birds, both quail and Pheasant, but this time of year they have been pressured pretty good. If you hunt them right though, you'll get some...

It’s amazing how resilient these dogs can be! I lost my Vizsla in Montana for 2 weeks! Had to leave the state after looking for two days. Posted signs around the area before I left, and 2 weeks later someone found her camping out by the river. Damn dog didn’t loose an ounce of weight either. I...

I have been very satisfied with Danner boots. I have the “sharp tail,” but I’ve been told the Danner Grouse are really good as well. The Sharptails are the cheaper of the two. Mine have around 6 seasons in them, and no loose stitchings. Hope you find something you like, good luck.

I have noticed that if you get to far NW of Wakeeny, the landscape changes pretty drastically. Fields planted to road and lots of tillage. I’m with everyone else, there is plenty of CRP and crop ground out there, you just have to be in the right area. Sorry your trip to KS was bust though, hate...

I will be out in that area next week. It’s a long shot, but I’ll sure keep my eyes open for it.

Afternoon and thanks for the add! I’ve been following the forum for a about month now, decided I wanted to chime in every now and again, meet some fellow uplanders. I do most of my hunting in The western part of Kansas. Looking forward to contributing to the forum.