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| < 16ga. General Discussion ~ Nebraska |
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Wed Jul 07, 2021 1:41 pm
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| Looking at a hunt to Nebraska this fall - any suggestions on where to concentrate the hunt? Prefer public hunting areas in the West part of the state but there is a lot of real estate out there so your input would be appreciated |
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Sun Jul 11, 2021 9:04 pm
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I have hunted the Sandhills and the Kansas border a few times. There are public areas at both destinations. The Sandhills can be crowded on weekends early on in grouse season and the Kansas border gets a tad busy on weekends early in the quail and pheasant seasons.
I have had some good hunts, even if a bit labor intensive at times by hunting a little later after opening day pressure subsides a bit. Of course, grouse (Sandhills region) get really jumpy by November...but the temperatures are usually pleasant by then. |
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Tue Jul 13, 2021 3:46 pm
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| Echoing Wyochukars comments, I hunted the Sandhills 4 years in a row with Wingshooter. Mid to late October. Sharptail are “challenging”. 200,000 acres devoid of other people. Gets busier in Nov when pheasant opens. |
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Sun Aug 01, 2021 6:19 pm
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Location: Nebraska (It’s not for everyone)
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You might want to reconsider for this year, as I’m not sure the pheasant population will be very good anywhere. The Game and Parks said the population was up 27% in the SW last year but I sure never saw it. It was a tough year across the entire western portion of the state. I saw dozens of Colorado hunters the first week or two but the ones I talked to weren’t coming back a second time.
This year, it’s really dry with most dry land crops going to fail unless they get some rain soon. |
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