Kansas - Cementing Itself as South Dakota South

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Forecast: Kansas pheasant hunters bagged 746,000 roosters last year - up approximately 10 percent from 2008 - and tops in the nation this side of South Dakota. Despite a colder and snowier winter than normal, it wasn't enough to impact pheasant populations. In fact, spring crowing counts were up one percent. Jim Pitman, small game coordinator with the Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks, says the best pheasant hunting will likely be in northwest and west-central Kansas, but southwest Kansas should be very good too.

Pitman is expecting numbers in northwest Kansas to be similar to last year or slightly improved, which will put the population at or above the 20-year high, while expectations are for a bit of a dip in portions of north-central Kansas due to heavy rain and hail that hit that region. The pheasant population in northeast Kansas will also likely be down due to deep snow cover for a good chunk of last winter and heavy rain during the nesting period this summer.

Kansas' full August roadside survey results will be released in mid September.

Season Dates: November 13 through January 31, 2011
Daily Bag Limit: 4
Possession Limit: 16
Field Notes: Kansas' popular Walk-in Hunting Access Program contains lands in CRP, native rangeland, wheat or milo stubble and riparian or wetland areas, with many of the approximately 1 million acres in the program providing excellent upland hunting opportunities.
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