Just got back from hunting the first five days of the season. Five of us hunted private ground in the Winner/ Gregory/ Platte area.
Between the five of us we ended up with 40 birds total for the five days out of a possible 75. My impression is the drought has taken it's toll & they had a poor hatch. The grass is really short even in the areas that weren't hayed off or grazed. The best places we found the birds were around the few places that had some water. The area is so dry that in some places the cracks in the soil were wide & deep enough we had concerns for both the dogs & ourselves walking.
With all that said we had a great time. It sure beats working!!!
