Brimar1991
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Got back on Saturday after a week of pheasant hunting north of Miller, south of Redfield and north of Huron on either WIA, GPA, or CREP.
Hunting by myself and 2 brittany's...we were able to point about 10 to 18 birds per day. Unfortunately, only 7 of those birds were roosters. We were able to get 4 of the 7.
I was amazed on the lack of roosters. Only about 12% of the birds that we saw were roosters. Don't know if all the roosters have been harvested or the smart ones have figured out to vacate the area until after sunset? It was a strange week. I have been out to SD and not seen a bird all day. But, to flush that many birds and have that low of rooster to hen ratio is a new one for me.
On the bright side, we have very good dog work; my new pup pointed and retrieved his first wild pheasant; no trips to the vet; and did not see one skunk in the field. I was very pleased with the dog work.
Anybody else had similar experience this year?
Hunting by myself and 2 brittany's...we were able to point about 10 to 18 birds per day. Unfortunately, only 7 of those birds were roosters. We were able to get 4 of the 7.
I was amazed on the lack of roosters. Only about 12% of the birds that we saw were roosters. Don't know if all the roosters have been harvested or the smart ones have figured out to vacate the area until after sunset? It was a strange week. I have been out to SD and not seen a bird all day. But, to flush that many birds and have that low of rooster to hen ratio is a new one for me.
On the bright side, we have very good dog work; my new pup pointed and retrieved his first wild pheasant; no trips to the vet; and did not see one skunk in the field. I was very pleased with the dog work.
Anybody else had similar experience this year?