Between 1992 and 1996, they brought in 518 prairie chickens.
He passed on and that night killed a big prairie chicken with a rock.
But like the buffalo, the greater prairie chicken is making something of a comeback.
A greater threat to the prairie chickens comes in the form of spring rains.
Two years later, Illinois banned the hunting of the prairie chicken.
Here, as in other Midwestern states where it makes its home, the prairie chicken has a loyal following.
His biggest piece of luck came late that day when he was able to knock over a big prairie chicken with a rock.
Two of them had netted him a rabbit and a prairie chicken.
The greater prairie chicken is currently experiencing low reproductive success.
Birds of the area include the greater prairie chicken.