Mike
From a down Iowa upland bird year comes this report.
"...This is the results of the second morning [departure day] after two hours of hunting..."
Notice the single dog box.
Mike was nice to send in some photos showing the Iowa opener habitat quality of where he was hunting.
Most think contiguous tall CRP grass for pheasant hunting, especially those dependent on flocked up birds that guarantee a dumb one that flushes short on most days. Those with upland bird hunting skill and dog power will find good to high quality hunting and very good to excellent dog work in this type on non-CRP pheasant and quail habitat. This difference was once described to us by another as contrasting between those that hunt with brute force and ignorance tromping through the whole field to those that can see where to hunt and have the ability to train dogs.
Thanks Mike, you are very good to others.
For those traveling through Iowa with a focus to hunt Kansas a stop over for 2-3 days in Iowa will offer a chance to shorten the drive. An Iowa hunt is also to upland bird hunt a different type of pheasant habitat than that of contiguous tall grass and the chance for some quail on the same walk.