Thread: Pheasants/Quail breeding season

No good me telling you guys how to suck eggs cause I am just a learner on pheasants and quail – never shot one in my life
Used to be a duck hunter – shot more than my share – but then lost the urge to kill birds - but I still shoot deer
I have a 30 acre retreat in the BOP – 50/50 bush and grazing land – fenced off the bush and reverting more to native – I spend a bit of time tending to 2000 new native trees – I go there a few days each week
So I spend time around their patch and where they used to always fly – now they often slope off along the ground
The property has a large area of bush around it and neighbours are also into predator control – the bird numbers in general are amazing
Although I don’t shoot – it is my hope that the birds we are breeding will disperse all round the district for the benefit of hunters
I have always heard pheasants crowing but not often seen them – now I almost always see some of them singing and dancing – like in this clip (not mine) – I guess they are just putting on a show for the hens and probably sending an alarm about me being on their patch - Ring Necked Pheasant - YouTube