Pheasant Fact Friday!💡
Next month, pheasant hunting seasons begin nationwide. Have you ever wondered why most pheasant seasons start in early to mid October? Most hunters think it’s just tradition that their season starts the 2nd or 3rd Saturday of October. But how did that tradition get started? Your opening day may have been determined by crop harvest, landowner tolerance, chick age, or all of the above. In northern states, row crops are harvested in October. As harvest decreases available cover, birds congregate in remaining cover, making hunting easier. A season set too early often irritates landowners as hunters walk through and damage unharvested grains. Landowner tolerance also effects how many different hunting seasons overlap. To effectively harvest more roosters, it is important that hunters be able to tell a young rooster from a hen. Flying chicks are identifiable as roosters at 14 weeks old, and fully colored at 18 (late October, depending on time of hatch).
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