What's happen to the birds in Chadron Nebraska Area ?

[topnotch]

Been hunting this week on WMAs around Chadron and birds have disappeared.
Found 3 gobblers on Private land but none on public.
I thought only the Southeast was experiencing a population decline. This is nothing like remember from 15 years ago.

[Stoeger_bird]

Chadron has birds in every canyon. If u can't kill one there u can't cluck.

[deerhunt1988]

The internet and social media. Area used to have carryover, very little now. A few bad hatches in a row and it's really gonna be hurting. Then folks will start blabbing about the next best area and hunters will migrate there.

[BBR12]

Yep. I heard the campgrounds last year looked like the circus had come to town. I talked to two separate groups that went there and left after just seeing how many people were there.


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[tbowers]

Posts like this are what happened...name the location you are hunting over and over and people are going to go there.

Same thing happened with deer to Nebraska, ND and KY- every dude with a YT channel goes to those states for archery opener since its earlier then most- its insane how many videos come out.

[Stoeger_bird]

In all seriousness this forum, other forums, social medias, youtube, and whatever else there is out their happened to that area. People just can't keep their mouths shut. They find a good thing and want to tell everyone. It's my opinion a lot of people do it to make themselves sound like some great amazing hunter. And it's happening all over  the USA now. What happened to going to place, having a good hunt , and leaving it at that. Let's stop telling the whole damn world.

[JohnSouth22]

Now in Chadron you sadly have to walk farther than anyone is willing to. Birds are definitely more scarce but not gone....

[Turkeyman]

In all seriousness this forum, other forums, social medias, youtube, and whatever else there is out their happened to that area. People just can't keep their mouths shut. They find a good thing and want to tell everyone. It's my opinion a lot of people do it to make themselves sound like some great amazing hunter. And it's happening all over  the USA now. What happened to going to place, having a good hunt , and leaving it at that. Let's stop telling the whole damn world.

Yep. Bird hasn't even finished his death flaps and guys are already posting pics and stories on FB etc. so they can brag on it. Sickening.

[JohnSouth22]

The Far North East side of public in Chadron has been good to me the last few consecutive years, less hunters and  plenty of birds.  you just have to walk farther than most. good luck

[Stoeger_bird]

The Far North East side of public in Chadron has been good to me the last few consecutive years, less hunters and  plenty of birds.  you just have to walk farther than most. good luck

Prime example right there.

[Yoder409]

The internet and social media.

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Absolutely THIS !!!!!!!!!

[nebgoosehunter]

The Far North East side of public in Chadron has been good to me the last few consecutive years, less hunters and  plenty of birds.  you just have to walk farther than most. good luck

Won't be as good now that is for sure.  I'm lucky to hunt private and bird numbers have held steady I believe the last few years.  We are heading up for our annual trip (I am only two hours away) this weekend and weather is looking terrible.  Lots of on and off moisture and lots of wind.  Saturday will be gusts to 55 mph. 

[budtripp]

The Far North East side of public in Chadron has been good to me the last few consecutive years, less hunters and  plenty of birds.  you just have to walk farther than most. good luck

Not anymore, you just screwed yourself and that area by posting this. This thread will show up on every internet scouters google search from here on out. Unless it really isn't a very good area and you're throwing out some reverse psychology to throw people off. 

[dirtnap]

The internet and social media. Area used to have carryover, very little now. A few bad hatches in a row and it's really gonna be hurting. Then folks will start blabbing about the next best area and hunters will migrate there.

[turkey_slayer]

I was out there last year. Hotels were booked full and they all said cause of turkey hunters. I found a few birds but I'm not interested in going back

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