An advantage of Kansas upland bird region has over that of Iowa and the Dakotas is that while Kansas does get snow, it does not last long on the ground. The general quick melt off allows for field waste grain re-exposure. This picture series is from January 5 in north Kansas, daytime high temperatures in the 40's.
The intent of the volume of pictures is to show that waste grain is not a localized, but a wide spread wildlife food source.
There was far more corn than the milo pictured above.
The rural roads while is some areas are impassible do to melting snow drifts making the mud roads too slick to travel, there are plenty of improved dirt surface roads to allow access to most farms. These road pictures are from January 5 as well and from our north central Kansas leases.
January weather in the past has ranged from below freezing to the 70's. Precipitation is a chance just about an average of a day a week. Overall, most can count on damp conditions and low temperatures that prevent dog heat fatigue and make for as good of scenting conditions that we get.
There are plenty of places to hunt and much habitat to walk as the quail cover below.
Those traveling from out of state should plan to hunt as many different regions as time permits. All should come prepared with a Plan A, B and C, with each in a different upland bird region such as north west Kansas, south central Kansas, north central Kansas. Hunting different regions may show one more productive than another for any given dog power and hunting style. That same good region may not be good for that same dog power or hunting style during other parts of the season than pictured on this page such as the dry, dusty and warm early season.
There are birds to be hunted through the late season.
In this case a rooster while on a quail hunt.
And, lots of food.
Lots of food to enhance carry over to breeding populations. |
