I have been hunting about 50 miles south of there for three years now and have had great luck. Where I hunt there is more birds than what a guy can kill in a life time. The hunting seems well all season long. It dosent ever seem like it lets up. I have a brother inlaw who hunts around Ord, NE that gets a bow bird every year, and says theres more bird there than a guy know what to do with. So I think you will be just fine. There might be some public hunting around Calamus lake also. Good luck to you and hope this helps.