gunflint charlie
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Here's the first detail paragraph of the 2014 pheasant count report:
The average number of pheasants observed (28.7 birds/100 mi) increased 6% from 2013 but remained 58% below the 10-year average (Table 2; Figure 3A), 71% below the long-term average, and 89% below the benchmark years of 1955-64. The pheasant population has steadily declined since the mid-2000s in conjunction with the loss of CRP acres (Figure 2), and pheasant indices over the past 4 years are comparable to the indices calculated in the mid-1980s (Figure 3A). Total pheasants observed per 100 mi ranged from 10.4 in the Southeast region to 62.1 in the Southwest (Table 3). The pheasant roadside index increased in the three southern regions (Southwest, 22%; South Central, 17%, and Southeast, 40%), but decreased slightly in the West Central (-5%) and Central regions (-1%; Table 3). The most substantial decrease occurred in the East Central region (-33%; Table 3).
The average number of pheasants observed (28.7 birds/100 mi) increased 6% from 2013 but remained 58% below the 10-year average (Table 2; Figure 3A), 71% below the long-term average, and 89% below the benchmark years of 1955-64. The pheasant population has steadily declined since the mid-2000s in conjunction with the loss of CRP acres (Figure 2), and pheasant indices over the past 4 years are comparable to the indices calculated in the mid-1980s (Figure 3A). Total pheasants observed per 100 mi ranged from 10.4 in the Southeast region to 62.1 in the Southwest (Table 3). The pheasant roadside index increased in the three southern regions (Southwest, 22%; South Central, 17%, and Southeast, 40%), but decreased slightly in the West Central (-5%) and Central regions (-1%; Table 3). The most substantial decrease occurred in the East Central region (-33%; Table 3).
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