Thread: Pheasant hunting 19.12.15

Originally Posted by Sideshow

For or money we release 200 partridge 150 pheasants. Then there's feed 3tons of wheat last year looks to be less this year as warmer.
Then with the shooting we have pest control. 28days on pigeons plus a few nights out on foxes last year.
Plus after all the work we are actually putting something back into the environment, with knock on effect on the plus side for all the other birds that eat off the feeders and don't get chewed by the foxes etc.
IMO better than paying ya 90bucks and not doing anything but just taking it all how long will that last and what will be left for the next generation.
By the way if you take away the £ $ sign the buying power is abut the same if not better here in the uk

I totally agree, it's more than just the pheasants, we get wild woodcock which are present normally every week.

There is all the pest control. I particularly like shooting the foxes at night with my .223.

There is also the pleasure of seeing the birds grow into stunning birds & watching them fly past guns untouched by the lead flying past them lol.

As stated the other wildlife benefits from the feeders put out. Not all the birds released are shot, so some of them will rear young for the following year & without us there wouldn't be pheasants roaming the countryside.


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