Winter wasn’t a factor. “Winter weather in Kansas is rarely severe enough to cause any major population effects, and this winter there were no severe events of concern,” says Prendergast.
Related to that recovery, “the statewide pheasant crow index has returned above pre-drought averages, and North-Central and South-Central are both relatively above the long-term average,” says Prendergast. “The Kansas pheasant initiative is ongoing in focus areas in Northwest and North-Central Kansas. The recovery from drought conditions is currently the largest factor influencing our rapidly increasing pheasant populations."
Tom Carpenter is Pheasants Forever's Digital Content Manager.