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    Released birds - the numbers

    hen pheasants will parasitize another hens nest to lay eggs thus not all of her chicks are "hers' this makes a case for releasing hot/bred hens in spring -- still a low yield pheasants forever had a recent article that roughly said: released rooster pheasants-- 50% 1 week survival , 25% 1...
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    Grassland Improvement

    i have done all of these; disked, burned ,chemicals, fall spray, spring spray, baled and prayed i have found a burn or haying off in spring then sprayed Roundup before ground is 48 degrees usually before May 1 in SE SD worked the best warm season are dormant and will not be harmed brome will...
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    Things I learned and Questions I have

    pheasant season 2024-2025 "things I learned and question I have!" disclaimer—some of these are true i do own land, so some of these pertain to landownership -You can still farm and leave some for the pheasants -Pheasants don’t need much help but they do need some help -Spray Roundup before...
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    Saying Goodbye

    -i measure my life by the dogs i've had - i am suspicious of people who don't like dogs , but i trust a dog when it doesn't like a person-- bill murray -owing a dog is joyful count down to a heart break -if you need dogs in heaven to be happy, there will be dogs in heaven -you can never have...
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    How often do you hunt pheasants?

    pheasants --approximately 35 days a year, give or take a few, for 35 years
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