My wild bird season in Eastern Kansas this year has been a bust with the bust wild bird day finding three coveys, one large (20+), two very small (<l0). My average day was no coveys. Saw more pheasants, but none within range. Prairie Chicken was below average, but did consistently find birds during the early season, did not try during regular season.
There are two weeks left and I will get out a few more times.
Habitat is the number one issue, access second, that said access does not matter if there are not many birds.
My best hunting days this year have been in South Dakota.
I have spent more days shooting preserve birds this year than I care to admit.
