I never knew how good we had it when I was growing up in the Texas Panhandle. Loads of wild pheasants and quail. 20 covey days were common. The last several years have seen huge declines in populations, but every now and then the stars align and we are loaded with birds again. Doesn't last more than a year or maybe two now, when it happens. Dale Rollins and other researchers have lots of theories, but nobody has been able to find a fix.
When it's a good year, it's AWESOME.
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