Here is a link to a video that shows a successful pheasant restoration project. I banded all the birds when they were released, and we were still harvesting them seasons later. Lots of successful breeding in the subsequent seasons too.
https://youtu.be/NAGGBQIKWPo
Hope you enjoy it.
Brad Higgins
http://HigginsGundogs.com
VIDEO: Pheasant Restoration Project
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Re: VIDEO: Pheasant Restoration Project
Very Nice!
I always enjoyed "lamping" on my time in the UK! It really gave it some purpose when i knew we were protecting the birds.
I always enjoyed "lamping" on my time in the UK! It really gave it some purpose when i knew we were protecting the birds.
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Re: VIDEO: Pheasant Restoration Project
I enjoyed the video Brad. I have a number of gamekeeper friends and one of them noticed something I found interesting as he was "whistling in " his birds. He was using one of the so called silent dog whistles and he found that a certain sound pitch actually caused the birds to move away from him. I don't use silent dog whistles but wondered if the people that do use them in our field trials ever wondered why their dogs weren't finding many birds !
Could the pheasants be associating that pitch of sound with the call of a bird of prey ?
Bill T.
Could the pheasants be associating that pitch of sound with the call of a bird of prey ?
Bill T.
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