Drought impacted Nebraska pheasants, but not as hard as other places. It should be a fair to good season in Cornhusker Country.
Drought touched but didn’t torch Iowa: Pheasant numbers about like last year, meaning a good season on tap.
NoDak pheasants dwindle in drought, but mobile and hard-working hunters will grind out a few birds for the gamebag.
Late start to breeding and brooding may have been good for Oklahoma pheasants … and pheasant hunters.
Missouri pheasants may be more numerous than spring surveys suggest, and hardworking hunters will find birds
Favorable conditions have Lone Star State pheasants trending upward again.