Hun numbers Southern Alberta

[Mark Huff]

How are Hun numbers down south?

Today I hunted a large farm just south of Lethbridge that in past seasons had lotsa coveys, today not a Hun, or even Hun sign (feathers, bird ****) in sight. I walked 5 or 6 miles with an English Setter that found Pheasants today, but no Huns. Are other hunters finding birds?

[Soab]

Shot 2 Sunday and seen 3 flocks. Not a bunch though

[H380]

Numbers are way down,just like pheasants. Ive got a couple friends that come for opening day of pheasant each year , have done for 40 years.
We are gonna be hard pressed to find them 4 birds for a limit . Lowest numbers I've ever seen .

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[jeprli]

Was out previous weekend 4 guys 2 dogs, we combed through a half section and did not find anything. One hare came out, no phaesants seen or huns. Day prior we saw a bunch in fields running through rows of wheat. None on public land. Finished the day with couple mallards. Will try again first week of october.

[Dougarmitage]

Last year was epic - this year I would say average

[rcmc]

Around my area in southern AB, it was the worst winter kill on Huns that I have ever seen.

[brcarcol]

We have been out 6 times on the ridge and have got 2 huns in an area where we would limit out most days last year. We are seeing average numbers of pheasants though, to keep the dogs busy.

[whitetail Junkie]

Originally Posted by H380

Numbers are way down,just like pheasants. Ive got a couple friends that come for opening day of pheasant each year , have done for 40 years.
We are gonna be hard pressed to find them 4 birds for a limit . Lowest numbers I've ever seen .

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Lovely ....I remember the fall of 2011 was the really last bad season where I thought the pheasant became an extinct species....

[tatonka2]

None here in Northcentral Montana either. I have a big running Setter and Huns are my favorite bird to hunt... We've been out several times and have yet to find any. I saw one bunch before the season opened and that's it. The last few years have been very good, but like others have said, last winter appears to have knocked the snot out of the huns.. Finding a few Sharptails, but not a lot. Pheasant numbers are way down also. Our Fish and Game says our pheasants are down 40% to 45% from the LTA (long term average) in this area... I wish they were only down that much. I'd say it's more like 75% down from the LTA. Of course the Fish and Game has to sell licenses to stay in operation and if they said the pheasant numbers were down 75%, their revenue would take a hit...

[angery jonn]

The Kindersley Area population exploded this year, there's Hun's every where you look. I was really hoping the numbers were going to be similar back home.

[saddleup]

Have spent time on the Milk River Valley, haven't seen a hun this summer, and sharpies are way down.. Areas I would normally see 200 huns, absolutely nothing now.. Winter was a big hit on them, we had a lot of snow last winter, very cold, and lots of drifting, gonna take a couple years to recoup from this one.
Yep .... and wouldn't you know it , the govt gives us old guys a drastically reduced fee for birds this year.... hope it didn't impact the whitetail too much.

[wwbirds]

put up 20 2 weeks ago planting chukars on the quad and since then on separate plants I have seen smaller family groups of 5-6 a couple times.

[scruffy]

I had another thread on this same topic. It is very grim where I hunt. I have taken a few on my four trips so far but I think that I am going to leave them alone now in that area and get back to shooting ducks. Lots of them around.

[crazy_davey]

Had lots around our place the past 2-3 years, was nice to see. Haven’t seen one this fall.

[Versatile]

Originally Posted by brcarcol

We have been out 6 times on the ridge and have got 2 huns in an area where we would limit out most days last year. We are seeing average numbers of pheasants though, to keep the dogs busy.

Your problem is your on the ridge. Get into the dryland and your success will rise. Ive only seem them up there in years where there is a huge number of birds and they chase each other up there claiming breeding grounds.

Wild bird numbers are down 50-60% this year. I feel bad for those trying to start a new dog.

[creeky]

We usually have 12-15 on a ranch straight west of YYC, down to 6 this fall.


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[H380]

Originally Posted by whitetail Junkie

Lovely ....I remember the fall of 2011 was the really last bad season where I thought the pheasant became an extinct species....

They might be after this season ..

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