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Re: Prairie Chickens dancing [Re: Sharon] #8386282 04/13/25 02:17 PM 04/13/25 02:17 PM
Joined: Dec 2011 MT S snowy trapper
snowy trapper S Joined: Dec 2011 MT	Originally Posted by Sharon The best pics of them I've ever seen. They should be in bird ID and info publications. Love the colours on these. Thank you, Wilson Jr. I ditto that!!! Fantastic photography. Give me a fish, I will eat for a day. Teach me to fish, I will eat for a lifetime

Re: Prairie Chickens dancing [Re: Tray] #8386308 04/13/25 03:23 PM 04/13/25 03:23 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Very SE Nebraska G Gary Benson trapper
Gary Benson trapper G Joined: Dec 2006 Very SE Nebraska	Very nice pictures. We have chickens here on state refuge land. We went out a couple of times last year to watch them from blinds that the state put up. Of course other people showed up late and scared the birds off. Life ain't supposed to be easy.

Re: Prairie Chickens dancing [Re: Tray] #8386513 04/13/25 10:21 PM 04/13/25 10:21 PM
Joined: Sep 2022 Kansas K Kansasace2 trapper
Kansasace2 trapper K Joined: Sep 2022 Kansas	Prairie chickens will not re nest if their nest is destroyed. When Konza Prairie and old Hudson Ranch lands burn every spring it destroys what nests were there and now fast forward thirty years no prairie chickens. That grass is natural Priaire and that is what birds need Brome grass is for haying to dense for birds to move through no crawl spaces. The Prairie was over burned.. they don’t burn in Lincoln county thus a very limited amount of small flock groups are still around but over east no so anymore..

Re: Prairie Chickens dancing [Re: Tray] #8386596 04/14/25 04:11 AM 04/14/25 04:11 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 New York ,Adirondack mts. M mole "The Tman morning greeter"
mole "The Tman morning greeter" M Joined: Dec 2006 New York ,Adirondack mts.	Outstanding. Thanks for sharing

Re: Prairie Chickens dancing [Re: Kansasace2] #8386652 04/14/25 07:45 AM 04/14/25 07:45 AM
Joined: Feb 2010 SD T Tray OP "Wilson Jr."
Tray OP "Wilson Jr." T Joined: Feb 2010 SD	Originally Posted by Kansasace2 Prairie chickens will not re nest if their nest is destroyed. When Konza Prairie and old Hudson Ranch lands burn every spring it destroys what nests were there and now fast forward thirty years no prairie chickens. That grass is natural Priaire and that is what birds need Brome grass is for haying to dense for birds to move through no crawl spaces. The Prairie was over burned.. they don’t burn in Lincoln county thus a very limited amount of small flock groups are still around but over east no so anymore.. Interesting, do you have the Lesser Prairie Chicken? We have the Greater up here, they are very good at renesting. Much better then our Pheasants, the males here will stay on the Lek breeding till at least mid June. First cutting an Alfalfa can be really tough on a lot of nesting grouse, ducks and turkeys as it is usually close to the time that nests start hatching, its late enough that most birds won’t try renesting.

Re: Prairie Chickens dancing [Re: Tray] #8386709 04/14/25 09:10 AM 04/14/25 09:10 AM
Joined: Jan 2010 Manitoba Canada M MB Coonguy trapper
MB Coonguy trapper M Joined: Jan 2010 Manitoba Canada	Incredible photos!

Re: Prairie Chickens dancing [Re: danny clifton] #8386810 04/14/25 12:53 PM 04/14/25 12:53 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 B61-12 vicinity, MO T TreedaBlackdog trapper
TreedaBlackdog trapper T Joined: Jan 2007 B61-12 vicinity, MO	Originally Posted by danny clifton I dont know whats causing the decline here in KS but its real. 30 years ago we had huntable numbers. Now not even picture taking numbers. 30 years ago - I harvested my limit of early Prairie Chickens in Kansas. 1997 we hunted west of Emporia in the hills behind some English Setters who pointed birds for us and 3 of us limited - I believe it was September season. Those populations crashed right after Missouri chickens crashed. We could not hunt them in Missouri in the 90's but still could in Kansas.

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