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Originally Posted by ChiefsCountry
Every farmer in my part of the world does a good job leaving cover for quail, its just that there is too many predators for them. A guy I used to work with is a big time bird hunter, goes all over from Kansas up to Montana, he said all the farms cover is perfect but the predators are too much for any big coveys anymore.
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At least here in Kansas, it’s a myriad of issues, some a predator issue but, a whole lot of other things ranging from habitat/farming practices to the state prioritizing out of state deer hunting and mismanaging that and the bird hunting and all the gritty details involved.
I’ve been following a thread on Kansas specific quail and pheasant hunting, and it has been rather enlightening. I’m sure not that everything contained with in the discussion can be completely trusted but (I’m sure Buehler and a few others might have differing thoughts on some the farming criticisms) but, it is quite obvious that there is more than one issue lending to the decrease in the bird population here.
For anyone that might be interested or is just plain off-season bored -
https://forum.ultimatepheasanthuntin...-change.24921/