I am looking for advise as to where to plan our after Xmas hunt this year. Last year we hunted in Kansas within a couple of hours west and north of Salina with limited success. It was extremely cold and the last day we hunted up near Beloit and the high temp for the day was 3 above. Didn't see as may pheasants as expected and did stubble through several coveys of quail with no pointing dog. Hunted all walk-in public that had probably been hit hard at that point.
Our normal area in South Dakota just north of Kimball is not sounding good. Our rancher friend says stay home and his place is usually lousy with birds. We also usually hit several public areas with good results.
May need to branch out to look at other areas further north/east?
Any reports are appreciated.
