Rain and nest predators not an issue for quail and pheasant this year

The numbers of sightings on my place have remained the same the last 5 years if not longer.

Those numbers are still at zero. Quail might show up at some point but Mr Pheasant will be a no show unless I release a few to feed the local predator's.

Free bump so henry and the rest of your followers can respond.

Mailman said:

The numbers of sightings on my place have remained the same the last 5 years if not longer.

Those numbers are still at zero. Quail might show up at some point but Mr Pheasant will be a no show unless I release a few to feed the local predator's.

Free bump so henry and the rest of your followers can respond.

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Hard to believe you don't have any quail or pheasants in your 37 acres of mature timber.

PHhunter said:

Hard to believe you don't have any quail or pheasants in your 37 acres of mature timber.

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Believe it......and that's 39.36 acres or 1,714,712.2 sq. feet.

PHhunter said:

Hard to believe you don't have any quail or pheasants in your 37 acres of mature timber.

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That's where I do all my upland hunting. I learned long ago the driving to the Dakotas for pheasant was a waste of time

Mailman said:

The numbers of sightings on my place have remained the same the last 5 years if not longer.

Those numbers are still at zero. Quail might show up at some point but Mr Pheasant will be a no show unless I release a few to feed the local predator's.

Free bump so henry and the rest of your followers can respond.

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Bill, honestly, did you ever have any quail on the property?

Hawk said:

Bill, honestly, did you ever have any quail on the property?

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I have in years past a small covey of 6 or 8 birds. I've only seen or heard them about 4 times in the 23 years I've owned the land. Without the right equipment to make a more suitable habitat for them they I doubt they will hang around for any time. No crops anywhere close to my place. Just the edge of the pipeline for any type of cover they require. If I did have the right equipment it might support a few birds. Funds are limited to purchase such tools.

CRE10 said:

That's where I do all my upland hunting. I learned long ago the driving to the Dakotas for pheasant was a waste of time

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Good point. All that extra drive time and time cleaning birds adds up.

Had 3 coveys and didn’t last long once Fur market went belly up.

Had Turkeys move in after I killed over 300 ***** then 5 years later they was gone. Farmed it just the same.

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The Big Grin could have been a Rabbit Dog.

Early rains produced a lot of cover. Hopefully good for all gamebirds, even meleagris gallopavo.