Where to find pheasants?

I am heading out Thursday and Friday with my brother and my buddy. I have all my spots picked out, but I need some help with the spot on the spot. My number 1 has cattails, CRP, water, and woods. My number 2 has corn, CRP, and some weedy grass. The third spot has a lot of little cottonwood trees, corn, ditches, and I know it gets hit hard. Keep in mind that all these spots get hunted probably daily. Spot 1 is 1300 acres, so there is plenty of room for them to hide.

Where should I start and end the day? I am thinking CRP and cattails in the morning. Then in the evening I will hunt the mid length grass next to the corn. There will only be three of us with a couple labs. If it rains on Wednesday, will that effect anything?

How good are your dogs?

How good are your dogs?

We hunted light rain in Iowa two weekends ago and it definitely kept the dogs cooler. They worked hard from beginning to end.

We hunted light rain in Iowa two weekends ago and it definitely kept the dogs cooler. They worked hard from beginning to end.

If the corn is huntable I would start there. Make sure that someone posts on the end and let the dogs work the corn. I have found lots of birds in the corn that is still standing. I would follow up with the grass next to the corn in case you get any that run out on you. We hunted corn last week and hit the grass after and we were done hunting in under an hour. If the dogs you have are well trained just let them tell you where to go. I spent most of my time just following that dog, I can’t smell them but he sure can. Trust the dog, he will tell you where they are. As far as rain goes, I like to hunt in the rain, it makes it a lot easier on the dogs and they have a lot easier time smelling the birds. It was very dry last week on my hunt and that is tought on the dogs.

If the corn is huntable I would start there. Make sure that someone posts on the end and let the dogs work the corn. I have found lots of birds in the corn that is still standing. I would follow up with the grass next to the corn in case you get any that run out on you. We hunted corn last week and hit the grass after and we were done hunting in under an hour. If the dogs you have are well trained just let them tell you where to go. I spent most of my time just following that dog, I can’t smell them but he sure can. Trust the dog, he will tell you where they are. As far as rain goes, I like to hunt in the rain, it makes it a lot easier on the dogs and they have a lot easier time smelling the birds. It was very dry last week on my hunt and that is tought on the dogs.

I guess I am getting too worried about it. My friend is a trainer and his dog is great. He is bringing a year old started dog also. I went scouting this afternoon and I am glad I did. Spot number 1 had 8 hunters in it. I went to number 3 and the birds were all over. I brought the binoculars and saw about a dozen birds. If I stayed until dark, I bet I would have seen more.

I guess I am getting too worried about it. My friend is a trainer and his dog is great. He is bringing a year old started dog also. I went scouting this afternoon and I am glad I did. Spot number 1 had 8 hunters in it. I went to number 3 and the birds were all over. I brought the binoculars and saw about a dozen birds. If I stayed until dark, I bet I would have seen more.

I could not have said it any better myself!

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I spent most of my time just following that dog, I can’t smell them but he sure can. Trust the dog, he will tell you where they are.

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I could not have said it any better myself!

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I spent most of my time just following that dog, I can’t smell them but he sure can. Trust the dog, he will tell you where they are.

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IOWA!! lol thats my answer for that ha