rebelp74 wrote:Yeah I have a yacht, suck it bitches!
Feelin' Fowl wrote:Pheasant opened last weekend here. I'm hoping to get out this weekend sometime. Not sure if any birds will be left though
GadwallGetter530 wrote:Feelin' Fowl wrote:Pheasant opened last weekend here. I'm hoping to get out this weekend sometime. Not sure if any birds will be left though
Yeah, we used to have one hell of a population of pheasant around here. Lots of reasons why it took a dump. Still a few hanging around.
rebelp74 wrote:Yeah I have a yacht, suck it bitches!
Feelin' Fowl wrote:GadwallGetter530 wrote:Feelin' Fowl wrote:Pheasant opened last weekend here. I'm hoping to get out this weekend sometime. Not sure if any birds will be left though
Yeah, we used to have one hell of a population of pheasant around here. Lots of reasons why it took a dump. Still a few hanging around.
Same here, but lack of habitat has destroyed the pheasant population here. There are still a few birds around to kick up if you have permission in the hot spots.
rebelp74 wrote:Yeah I have a yacht, suck it bitches!
Feelin' Fowl wrote:Coyotes are another problem. Stupid coyotes...
Does Maverick hunt pheasant?
rebelp74 wrote:Yeah I have a yacht, suck it bitches!
rebelp74 wrote:Yeah I have a yacht, suck it bitches!
Feelin' Fowl wrote:That's extra awesome! That's how a dog should be...sounds like you've got a dog that's as cool as my avatar
rebelp74 wrote:Yeah I have a yacht, suck it bitches!
GadwallGetter530 wrote:Feelin' Fowl wrote:GadwallGetter530 wrote:Feelin' Fowl wrote:Pheasant opened last weekend here. I'm hoping to get out this weekend sometime. Not sure if any birds will be left though
Yeah, we used to have one hell of a population of pheasant around here. Lots of reasons why it took a dump. Still a few hanging around.
Same here, but lack of habitat has destroyed the pheasant population here. There are still a few birds around to kick up if you have permission in the hot spots.
Honestly, around here I really don't think it's a lack of habitat. Between all the wildlife areas and private property we should have a great population. I blame varmints and mosquito abatement that killed the population.
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3legged_lab wrote:GadwallGetter530 wrote:Feelin' Fowl wrote:GadwallGetter530 wrote:Feelin' Fowl wrote:Pheasant opened last weekend here. I'm hoping to get out this weekend sometime. Not sure if any birds will be left though
Yeah, we used to have one hell of a population of pheasant around here. Lots of reasons why it took a dump. Still a few hanging around.
Same here, but lack of habitat has destroyed the pheasant population here. There are still a few birds around to kick up if you have permission in the hot spots.
Honestly, around here I really don't think it's a lack of habitat. Between all the wildlife areas and private property we should have a great population. I blame varmints and mosquito abatement that killed the population.
I think the only reason we have any to shoot around here is because Unlimited Pheasants plants them. I got heavy into chasing rooster for a couple years, would phez hunt over ducks any chance, and I've only ever killed 3 wild roosters.
GadwallGetter530 wrote:The year West Nile broke out in the valley is the same Year they started mosquito spraying. Back then they would start in the spring and spray every night all the way into October. The chemicals don't just kill mosquitoes but the entire food chain. The chicks need small bugs the first few weeks of their life. With out the bugs the birds starved. On our family's property it was a common sight to see groups of 100+ birds jumping out of milo fields during the season. And in the summer the levees would look like fleas were running over the roads with baby pheasant chicks. My dad and I used to keep track of how many birds we would take off the property every season. We averaged around 80 to 90 wild birds between three of use hunting the place. The Fall after the spraying started Their was around a 50% decrees. I remember when Gray lodge would kill 2000 birds on opening weekend. Saturday they kill 30 birds for over 350 hunters. It's friggin hart braking.
jarbo03 wrote:GadwallGetter530 wrote:The year West Nile broke out in the valley is the same Year they started mosquito spraying. Back then they would start in the spring and spray every night all the way into October. The chemicals don't just kill mosquitoes but the entire food chain. The chicks need small bugs the first few weeks of their life. With out the bugs the birds starved. On our family's property it was a common sight to see groups of 100+ birds jumping out of milo fields during the season. And in the summer the levees would look like fleas were running over the roads with baby pheasant chicks. My dad and I used to keep track of how many birds we would take off the property every season. We averaged around 80 to 90 wild birds between three of use hunting the place. The Fall after the spraying started Their was around a 50% decrees. I remember when Gray lodge would kill 2000 birds on opening weekend. Saturday they kill 30 birds for over 350 hunters. It's friggin hart braking.
Well said. Bugs are the main source of a pheasants diet. Unfortunately the weather is the #1 reason for decline where I hunt. In 2010 close to 1 million birds were killed in KS, last year was 200, 000, numbers this year are said to be down 40%. I'll still work to find a few good pockets.
GadwallGetter530 wrote:jarbo03 wrote:GadwallGetter530 wrote:The year West Nile broke out in the valley is the same Year they started mosquito spraying. Back then they would start in the spring and spray every night all the way into October. The chemicals don't just kill mosquitoes but the entire food chain. The chicks need small bugs the first few weeks of their life. With out the bugs the birds starved. On our family's property it was a common sight to see groups of 100+ birds jumping out of milo fields during the season. And in the summer the levees would look like fleas were running over the roads with baby pheasant chicks. My dad and I used to keep track of how many birds we would take off the property every season. We averaged around 80 to 90 wild birds between three of use hunting the place. The Fall after the spraying started Their was around a 50% decrees. I remember when Gray lodge would kill 2000 birds on opening weekend. Saturday they kill 30 birds for over 350 hunters. It's friggin hart braking.
Well said. Bugs are the main source of a pheasants diet. Unfortunately the weather is the #1 reason for decline where I hunt. In 2010 close to 1 million birds were killed in KS, last year was 200, 000, numbers this year are said to be down 40%. I'll still work to find a few good pockets.
It's so frustrating. The state doesn't give a shit because it's an introduced species. And won't fund any research. And I would like to see Pheasants Forever step up and help out. But I haven't heard much about them. This area used to be a little south Dakota less then 10 years ago. The little towns around here has also felt the effect. People from Nevada to L.A would travel to the North valley to hunt not just the opener but all threw the season. You'd see guys waring orange hats in every gas station or coffee shop and hotel parking lot. Those businesses have lost alot of income on account of the pheasant crash.
jarbo03 wrote:Hopefully a few birds can be found when I make it to Cali here in the near future.
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