The reality is that farmers are trying to get every bushel out of every acre and this means clearing brushy fence rows, tilling right to the edge of woods, putting land back in production, etc.

We may not agree this choice, and it's consequences for gamebirds, For most of us though our paycheck or livelihood is not at stake here.

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Originally posted by PoseyCoHunter:
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Originally posted by jbwhttail:
[b] If only we were as concerned about our upland game birds........Grouse Quail and Pheasant.

We have lost our grouse season next year and the forseeable future..... quail is next!

But few care.....
The problem with the upland game birds is loss of habitat, AKA as uncut fields overgrown fencerows & the this brush farmers used to have growing between fields. In other words we are being too clean & tidy with nature. Come on it is nature let nature take care of it, she can do a better job than we can. [/b]