Nebraska’s resilient pheasants beat horrible winter and sodden spring/summer, habitat and hatch look good (especially late nests), birds to be had.
Signs of late broods provide hope for upland bird hunters in the Buckeye State after flooding conditions in spring and early summer.
Good habitat conditions from plentiful rain, and fingers-crossed for a good second-try hatch, will drive Oklahoma’s pheasant hunt this fall.
Excellent forbs and foraging opportunities this summer should help pheasant numbers to hold steady after late winter storms.
Wet nesting and brooding conditions take a toll on pheasant numbers in Pennsylvania.
Following a down year in 2018, Texas pheasant hunters hope a strong nesting and brooding season can help to rebound upland numbers in 2019.