Jason,

Most of this part of the country had poor bird numbers. Kansas, Oklahoma, Nebraska and Iowa all had poor carryover populations from 2000 due to the very cold winter. This coupled with very wet and cold weather during the hatch made for a poor season. The pheasant harvest in Kansas is expected to be the worst since records have been kept.

That being said, there were birds to be had. You didn't say whether or not you were hunting with a dog. If you were hunting with a dog and saw only one bird....that indeed makes for a long day!