It would be really nice if there were wild birds for all to shoot. But here in NJ we do not have wild birds any longer with the exception of a grouse (which I can't remember the last time I saw one) or a woodcock and waterfoul. We have a stocking program run by the state fish and game where they liberate pheasants and quail on management areas. Some of these areas are as beautiful as any place you could think of to hunt birds. And unless you have a dog and do a bit of walking you are not going to get your birds. We also hunt semi-wilds which are private put and take programs on private parcels of land. Some of those are run well and present a fair hunting situation and others do not. Some pen raised birds are a challange to shoot and some are not. I don't feel that preserves are all bad though I will agree that some are awful. I dont want to go to a preserve and watch birds get planted in a field and then go out and shoot them especially if they are poorly raised birds that have not been flight conditioned and don't get off the ground untill you kick it in the ass. So since I don't live in SD or Iowa, if a fair hunting situation is created I am OK with a preserve.