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Can you see the pheasant nests in this photo? Neither can the predators! Good nesting areas provide overhead cover and a screen to camouflage pheasant hens which will sit on their eggs for at least 23 days. DEO Photo by Rachel Bush, PFND
By Rachel Bush
With spring turkey season wrapped up, our thoughts and anticipation await the next opening day, mine do at least.
There is a lot of time between now and then, but now is the time of year that those wildlife species we enjoy pursuing so much each fall get down to business. Any upland hunter knows a successful nesting season and good chick recruitment will mean more points and flushes come October. So, what does it take to get there?
PhD Course in Late-Season Pheasant Hunting Success
Bundle up, load up the bird dog, and go hunting one more time in Roosterville.
One look at a bird dog like Bob St. Pierre’s Esky, shown here, and you’ll know that all of the effort of chasing a late season January pheasant has been worth it. (Photo courtesy of Bob St. Pierre) January 29, 2021 By Lynn Burkhead
It s hard to believe, but the end is at hand for pheasant hunters across the nation. In some states, the season may have already closed, in others it’s about to.
So, what do you do if everyone else is sipping something warm, huddled by the fireplace inside, and watching football on the big screen? You bundle up, load up the bird dog, and go hunting one more time in Roosterville, that s what.