Martin, unlike Bayern, we have Coyotes, some wolves, fox, rabbit, a few mountain lion, and lots ob upland birds. I think you can take US Hwy 83 from Abilene, Texas all the way to Minot, ND. Stop in the Flint Hills of Kansas for some Pheasant hunting. Then try the NE corner of Nebraska, and of course, the Pheasant Triangle in southeast South Dakota. Jamestown/Devil's Lake North Dakota is in the Goose/Duck flyway, and then you can get to Minot. I went out this evening with the Ziegenhahn but no luck. Saw 5 Hun Partidge. My dog Casey enjoyed it though.

Scotty