K is for Kansas. Some would say it is also for King, the new king of pheasant hunting states. While Kansas still ranks second to South Dakota, the perennial leader in the number of pheasants taken by hunters, the gap is small and closing. If Kansas is not yet the King, definitely it is the Krown Prince.

So a wingshooter travelling across the kontinent with his faithful Labrador dog (both of whom consider pheasants the ultimate upland quarry) would be krazy to by-pass Kansas without spending a few days hunting their favorite bird.

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