Pheasant Hunting at Mead

magland · 10-28-2008, 02:38 PM

I had a few friends go out to Mead on opening Sat and said it was really bad. They hunted all morning and only saw a few birds. Only one shot at the one rootie they saw, and of course they missed. I guess there wasn't much grass to hunt and some of the grass fields were off limits. It seems like every year that place goes down hill a little more. Anybody else head that way last weekend? I thought about going this weekend, but it doesn't sound promising.

DiggerDog · 10-28-2008, 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by magland

I had a few friends go out to Mead on opening Sat and said it was really bad. They hunted all morning and only saw a few birds. Only one shot at the one rootie they saw, and of course they missed. I guess there wasn't much grass to hunt and some of the grass fields were off limits. It seems like every year that place goes down hill a little more. Anybody else head that way last weekend? I thought about going this weekend, but it doesn't sound promising.

After walking all day Saturday and not seeing anything to shoot, I have come to the conclusion that I no longer will waste my time pheasant hunting here in NE. When it comes to upland hunting I'll keep going to SD where there are birds o plenty.

In addition to last Saturday's day of exercise, every other time we've hunted birds here resulted in lots of walking and no shots fired. I guess the benefit to that is we saved our shells for when we went to SD.

cutbaitking · 10-28-2008, 04:15 PM

I would'nt give up on all of Nebraska. I have already given up on southern Nebraska but northern Nebraska has plenty of birds. I love the area around Pierce, lots of birds. I think it's kind of one of those things where the farther you get from Omaha and Lincoln the more birds you are going to find. Which makes for really long days in the truck! Maybe next time I'll take my turtle

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vonny571 · 10-28-2008, 04:33 PM

No, go ahead and give up. Leaves more birds for the rest of us! (hee, hee)

huskerbowhunter · 10-28-2008, 04:34 PM

Theres NO birds to be found in Nebraska..Everyone should just go hunt SD

bassnbaseball · 10-28-2008, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by huskerbowhunter

Theres NO birds to be found in Nebraska..Everyone should just go hunt SD

AnglerX · 10-28-2008, 05:21 PM

I remember seeing a lot of birds, the winter of 78'...

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steve5966 · 10-28-2008, 10:31 PM

With only 21% of the corn harvested there is a good chance a few birds are walking the rows and laughing at us.

fish4bass · 10-28-2008, 10:41 PM

My brother went with a big group of guys and through 3 fields they shot around 50 pheasants. That's also private ground and with 12 dogs, but only in 3 hours of hunting. The only pictures he has were on his cell phone, otherwise I'd post some.

timj · 10-29-2008, 12:06 AM

You mentioned two key words "private ground." That's all there is in northeast NE. If you're will to pay, you can hunt, which is rediculous.

fish4bass · 10-29-2008, 11:20 AM

I understand its private but we're in central NE and my dad and I got 4 birds off public ground which isn't as good as usual, but as said the crops are all in the fields and we had about 5 inches of rain.

fish4bass · 10-29-2008, 11:21 AM

I was just responding to the no birds in nebraska part, not the mead area. Sorry about that.

bassnbaseball · 10-29-2008, 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by timj

You mentioned two key words "private ground." That's all there is in northeast NE. If you're will to pay, you can hunt, which is rediculous.

I know a lot of public ground in northeast NE that has produced limits for people I know.

TheDean · 10-31-2008, 03:54 PM

Living in Mead my whole life, I have spent alot of time hunting south of town. Used to be a gold mine for birds but not anymore. While bowhunting, I rarely see/hear any roosters these days.

10-28-2008, 02:38 PM	#1 (permalink)
magland Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Omaha Posts: 38 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Pheasant Hunting at Mead I had a few friends go out to Mead on opening Sat and said it was really bad. They hunted all morning and only saw a few birds. Only one shot at the one rootie they saw, and of course they missed. I guess there wasn't much grass to hunt and some of the grass fields were off limits. It seems like every year that place goes down hill a little more. Anybody else head that way last weekend? I thought about going this weekend, but it doesn't sound promising.

10-28-2008, 05:21 PM	#7 (permalink)
AnglerX Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: where the shad are.. Posts: 2,595 Thanks: 11 Thanked 54 Times in 22 Posts	I remember seeing a lot of birds, the winter of 78'... .. . . . . Middle-agedThinninghairGuyX __________________ Keeper of the Blue Bucket ...

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TheDean Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Mead Posts: 163 Thanks: 1 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Living in Mead my whole life, I have spent alot of time hunting south of town. Used to be a gold mine for birds but not anymore. While bowhunting, I rarely see/hear any roosters these days. Last edited by TheDean; 10-31-2008 at 09:37 PM.

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10-28-2008, 04:15 PM	#3 (permalink)
cutbaitking Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: outdoors Posts: 107 Thanks: 10 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	I would'nt give up on all of Nebraska. I have already given up on southern Nebraska but northern Nebraska has plenty of birds. I love the area around Pierce, lots of birds. I think it's kind of one of those things where the farther you get from Omaha and Lincoln the more birds you are going to find. Which makes for really long days in the truck! Maybe next time I'll take my turtle !

10-28-2008, 04:33 PM	#4 (permalink)
vonny571 Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Junction City, KS Posts: 701 Thanks: 5 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	No, go ahead and give up. Leaves more birds for the rest of us! (hee, hee)

10-28-2008, 04:34 PM	#5 (permalink)
huskerbowhunter 2008 Catch & Continue Champion Join Date: May 2008 Location: Fremont Posts: 320 Thanks: 7 Thanked 12 Times in 10 Posts	Theres NO birds to be found in Nebraska..Everyone should just go hunt SD

10-28-2008, 10:31 PM	#8 (permalink)
steve5966 Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: omaha Posts: 83 Thanks: 7 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	With only 21% of the corn harvested there is a good chance a few birds are walking the rows and laughing at us.

10-28-2008, 10:41 PM	#9 (permalink)
fish4bass Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Holdrege/Kearney Posts: 98 Thanks: 1 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	My brother went with a big group of guys and through 3 fields they shot around 50 pheasants. That's also private ground and with 12 dogs, but only in 3 hours of hunting. The only pictures he has were on his cell phone, otherwise I'd post some.

10-29-2008, 12:06 AM	#10 (permalink)
timj Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Omaha Posts: 11 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	You mentioned two key words "private ground." That's all there is in northeast NE. If you're will to pay, you can hunt, which is rediculous.

10-29-2008, 11:20 AM	#11 (permalink)
fish4bass Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Holdrege/Kearney Posts: 98 Thanks: 1 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	I understand its private but we're in central NE and my dad and I got 4 birds off public ground which isn't as good as usual, but as said the crops are all in the fields and we had about 5 inches of rain.

10-29-2008, 11:21 AM	#12 (permalink)
fish4bass Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Holdrege/Kearney Posts: 98 Thanks: 1 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	I was just responding to the no birds in nebraska part, not the mead area. Sorry about that.