MO. hatch and fall hunting

[fallhnt]

Has anybody seen many poults in the north east section of the state? I was planning on a fall hunt and didn't see anything on the web site about the hatch. Will be hunting public land too so I wanted to know if some habitat is better than others on public? I'll be using my .410 so I'll need to be hidden a little better. Thanks

[SinGin]

I saw 2 hens with NO poults last week, has me kind of worried with all the rain we had this spring.

[Hook hanger]

Have seen a few in the central part of the state im sure there is some in the northeast also. Good luck and happy hunting.

[SinGin]

Saw 3 hens this morning with about half a dozen poults, so that was good news.

[fallhnt]

Ya, we've had a lot of rain again this year too but I hunt a piece of public here ,with good habitat, and the bird population is good year after year.

[fallhnt]

Thanks for the PM's too. I will be checking those spots out for sure. I'll also pattern my .410 to find out the best load and range. Can't wait.

[fallhnt]

Things are looking good for public land hunting. Saw lots of birds and found a flock of longbeards. Stopped in for lunch and talked with some locals that pointed me to em. Saw em Sunday afternoon. Looks like 6 longbeards in all. Think I will go in Sept. during archery season to get a early start hunting the longbeards. IL archery season doesn't start until Oct. and our fall gun season is only 9 days long.