SHARP-TAILED GROUSE and
GREATER PRAIRIE CHICKEN

Central and eastern areas, mid-September to mid-December.
Extreme eastern areas, mid-October to mid-December.


Sharp-tailed grouse can be found in the western two-thirds of the state overlapping with pheasants in the central part of the state. Prairie chickens are most abundant in counties that border the Missouri River near the central part of the state and south to the Nebraska border. Combination hunts for sharp-tailed grouse and prairie chickens exist in this region. Sharp-tailed grouse and prairie chickens prefer mature stands of native prairie grass. Grasslands adjacent to crop lands, brushy draws and river breaks are ideal habitat situations for prairie grouse. Hot weather forces birds into the shade of draws, trees and bushes. In cool, wet and windy conditions, birds will sit high on the downwind side of ridge tops where they have good visibility.

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GRAY PARTRIDGE

Central and western areas, mid-September to mid-December.
Extreme eastern areas, mid-October to mid-December.


Populations of gray or Hungarian partridge can be found in nearly every county of the state. They are especially abundant in the eastern farmlands and pastures. Gray partridge prefer brushy areas adjacent to crop lands and mowed pastures.

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DOVE

September to mid-October.


Doves can be found statewide with migrants from the north also supplementing our population. Doves prefer perching areas with dead limbs overlooking feeding or watering areas. For feeding, they prefer corn, sunflowers, millet, oats or wheat, especially after the fields have been harvested.

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