Upland Bird Hunting Comparison

Hunts

Bobwhite Quail

Pheasant

Upland Game

States

Iowa Upland Birds

Kansas Upland

Missouri Upland

A quick comparison of upland bird hunting differences amongst Missouri Kansas and Iowa.

Kansas

Kansas has more pheasant than Iowa and Missouri. Comparable quail in some regions to that of Missouri and frequently as good or better than Iowa. Kansas pheasant hunting is better due to more tall grass acreage. Kansas quail hunting has variety of adding the brush filled draw to that of crop field edge cover found in Missouri and Iowa. Overall, Kansas upland bird hunting is more suited for those that prefer more pheasant than quail or a mixed bag hunt weighted toward pheasants.

A pheasant and quail limit for this upland bird hunting group of friends.

Iowa

Iowa upland bird hunting has less pheasants than Kansas and more than Missouri. Iowa quail is comparable to the better regions in Kansas and that of Missouri. Iowa upland bird hunting along the south central region of lightly wooded and frequently open drainages allows for huntable Iowa wild quail. The same area allows for fair Iowa pheasant hunting as well. Iowa upland bird hunting is best suited for those that prefer a mixed bag hunt weighted toward quail.

We always appreciate member/hunter contributions to the habitat sections of the website as they all offer slightly different perspectives on where to hunt when it gets down to a particular farm. Below is a good illustration.

John,

[Picture] One, number 20, is my old brits pointing a covey of quail; Zeke is pointing the covey and Scout is backing him up. The second, number 33, is a picture of Scout pointing a rooster in the open grass. Incidentally this rooster employed the back tracking method of predator avoidance as Scout trailed him a few yards forward and then turned around and pointed the bird right behind me.

Mike

Missouri

For the upland bird hunter Missouri offers the best wild quail hunting and very limited in numbers and locality pheasant hunting. Missouri quail hunting is along edge cover that provides easy walking and much eyes on dog work. Any Missouri pheasant encounters should be consider happenstance and not part of any hunt planning. Missouri upland bird hunting is largely the domain of the quail hunter.