Could be a rough opening day for Pheasant

magland · 10-24-2008, 09:51 AM

Between all the rain and alot of crops still being in, it might be a little rough on Sat. I know several of the places we go hunting, there is corn standing right next to the grass. Not good! Plus a few of those areas are low land, so there will probably be standing water in the grass. Not good either! I'm almost thinking of waiting until next weekend and going to the Nebraska game instead.

thedarkarcher · 10-24-2008, 09:59 AM

i'll be waiting in a deer stand for the pheasant hunters to push some antlers my way. i always bowhunt opening day of pheasant.

Waterfowler · 10-24-2008, 10:24 AM

I will be out shooting some pheasants... cant break tradition now!

ChrisC · 10-24-2008, 10:59 AM

Pheasant hunting good or bad, is better than work. I know what you mean about bowhunting during the pheasant opener. It really gets the deer moving. To bad you can't bow hunt with a group of 10 and 5 dogs!

yote_trapper20 · 10-24-2008, 12:54 PM

I will still be going out but I'm not sure if I'm going to be hitting a couple of my better spots. Like you mentioned they are kind of low land and most likely will have standing water in them. I have walked them before with standing water without much success.

flatcoats · 10-24-2008, 01:17 PM

still think itll be a quick limit. cant wait for tomorrow and some rock solid points!

bowhuntergal · 10-24-2008, 02:34 PM

I think on this years Deer Season it will be alittle tough as there will still be corn in fields and thats where the Deer will stay if not pushed out. Looking forward for Nov. 15th. =)

walleyeking · 10-24-2008, 02:44 PM

One thing that will help us is that there will be snow on the ground where we're hunting. I can't remember the last time there was snow on opening day.

Trout Bum · 10-25-2008, 01:20 AM

I agree...a lot of birds will be hanging out in the corn and beans. However, I don't mind working a little harder this time of year. I think it preserves a few roosters that would otherwise be dead early in the season. Then, as winter sets in it there are less people out hunting, there are more birds left over for me to spray lead at!

Kenny Fischer · 10-25-2008, 02:20 AM

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Originally Posted by ChrisC

To bad you can't bow hunt with a group of 10 and 5 dogs!

you can man.....get out the traditional bows, pull out the arrows with foo foo feathers and go wack some birds with your bow!

flatcoats · 10-25-2008, 07:03 PM

we ended up shooting 10 this morning. not exactly what we expected, but still fun to shoot some roosters. got 4 or 5 very nice points and the rest were birds that just got up. saw maybe 100 birds, which is maybe a 1/3 of what would be average for this field. still a lot of corn w/in a mile of the field. i suspect many were still not cooperating b/c of this.

10-24-2008, 09:51 AM	#1 (permalink)
magland Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Omaha Posts: 38 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Could be a rough opening day for Pheasant Between all the rain and alot of crops still being in, it might be a little rough on Sat. I know several of the places we go hunting, there is corn standing right next to the grass. Not good! Plus a few of those areas are low land, so there will probably be standing water in the grass. Not good either! I'm almost thinking of waiting until next weekend and going to the Nebraska game instead.

10-24-2008, 10:24 AM	#3 (permalink)
Waterfowler Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Elkhorn Posts: 67 Thanks: 2 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post	I will be out shooting some pheasants... cant break tradition now! __________________ aim small... miss small

10-25-2008, 01:20 AM	#9 (permalink)
Trout Bum Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Millard Posts: 732 Thanks: 1 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	I agree...a lot of birds will be hanging out in the corn and beans. However, I don't mind working a little harder this time of year. I think it preserves a few roosters that would otherwise be dead early in the season. Then, as winter sets in it there are less people out hunting, there are more birds left over for me to spray lead at! __________________ "The solution to any problem - work, love, money, whatever - is to go fishing, and the worse the problem, the longer the trip should be." - John Gierach

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10-24-2008, 09:59 AM	#2 (permalink)
thedarkarcher Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Lincoln Posts: 941 Thanks: 103 Thanked 54 Times in 40 Posts	i'll be waiting in a deer stand for the pheasant hunters to push some antlers my way. i always bowhunt opening day of pheasant.

10-24-2008, 10:59 AM	#4 (permalink)
ChrisC Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 8 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Pheasant hunting good or bad, is better than work. I know what you mean about bowhunting during the pheasant opener. It really gets the deer moving. To bad you can't bow hunt with a group of 10 and 5 dogs!

10-24-2008, 12:54 PM	#5 (permalink)
yote_trapper20 Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Eastern Nebraska Posts: 165 Thanks: 3 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I will still be going out but I'm not sure if I'm going to be hitting a couple of my better spots. Like you mentioned they are kind of low land and most likely will have standing water in them. I have walked them before with standing water without much success.

10-24-2008, 01:17 PM	#6 (permalink)
flatcoats Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: omaha Posts: 1,329 Thanks: 15 Thanked 39 Times in 29 Posts	still think itll be a quick limit. cant wait for tomorrow and some rock solid points!

10-24-2008, 02:34 PM	#7 (permalink)
bowhuntergal Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Nebraska Posts: 76 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I think on this years Deer Season it will be alittle tough as there will still be corn in fields and thats where the Deer will stay if not pushed out. Looking forward for Nov. 15th. =)

10-24-2008, 02:44 PM	#8 (permalink)
walleyeking Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Lincoln Posts: 213 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	One thing that will help us is that there will be snow on the ground where we're hunting. I can't remember the last time there was snow on opening day.

10-25-2008, 07:03 PM	#11 (permalink)
flatcoats Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: omaha Posts: 1,329 Thanks: 15 Thanked 39 Times in 29 Posts	we ended up shooting 10 this morning. not exactly what we expected, but still fun to shoot some roosters. got 4 or 5 very nice points and the rest were birds that just got up. saw maybe 100 birds, which is maybe a 1/3 of what would be average for this field. still a lot of corn w/in a mile of the field. i suspect many were still not cooperating b/c of this.