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Just saw first of the year chicks but was a fun watch for other reasons.. A badger crossed the field and entered the ditch and mother hen and one chick bolted. And a pheasant rooster was there as well the badger chased the hen across the road and all the way across another field with rooster...

Went for a drive down my usual roads on opening morning and saw a couple of groups of hunters. I drive those roads quite often and rarely see a bird but today they were everywhere. Just that little bit of hunter pressure and they came out from every corner I guess. nice to see them as I was...

I have been going to the farm and watching last couple of weeks with very little seen as far as broods go. Tonight something changed, in just 1/8 mile of road I had 4 broods cross. I like that when they go from my grass to the grain field across the road as I get a perfect count that way. 1...

Drove down the road by my place yesterday at the right time as I caught 3 roosters by surprise. They ducked down best they could in shallow grass/weeds instead of taking to flight or running off as they usually do. I went by fast enough so as to not push them off. On the return trip I drove...

For those of you who hunt around the Lemmon SD area a huge wildfire began yesterday and is still burning today consuming over 20,000 acres to date. Not sure what this will do to next year's population.

According to NDGF roadside report a nice increase for pheasants among other species for this year....not where 10 year averages are yet but building back towards it if we get just one more year of ideal weather we should get there.

Saw the weirdest thing yesterday. While driving to my little 80 acre habitat area I noticed a bunch of commotion by a small group of trees. A pheasant hen was running around with 2 Meadowlarks diving and harassing her. She didn't seem to know which way to go. A big ol pheasant rooster...

Looks pretty bleak SW but better in SE. Was surprised by numbers.....thought they would be more positive.

I have been watching for broods this summer and have observed several lately. A few 6 bird ones ,but have come across 2 with 10 and a very large one that had 13 chicks. I don't know if they are combined broods of 2 hens or they are just having a great survival rate. Great to see though...

With the pheasant numbers down 60% in North Dakota this year the motorists are making it worse. 4 days in a row now, I have come across a pheasant hen smashed in the road by vehicles traveling the highway. Most in the same small area. The torture of seeing the few...

Okay, So I'm not a bird man and need help identifying one. I was watching a group of pheasants by some low marsh habitat in Southwest North Dakota and in amongst them were 3 birds that were the same size as the pheasant hens with similar colors on the backside, but they had yellow...

Bad news! Count is down this year in most of the state. I know that late freeze here in Southwest North Dakota hurt. Along with early mowing of hay etc. we took a hit, With the mild winter we had last year it was prime for a bonanza but just didn't work out that way. Drought in this part of...

Saw my first chick of the year this afternoon but it was nothing to celebrate. We had a late frost this year and all the farmers are mowing the hay fields early this year to get what hay there is and to collect on insurance. The little chick ( maybe 3-4 days old) was running around...

The North Dakota road survey for pheasant populations is out. Go to North Dakota fish and Game site. Looks good in most parts of the state with the biggest (34%) increase in the South West which already held the highest numbers.

Well I know the season doesn't start until Saturday but I almost got a 2 man limit on my way home from work. I had my nose looking at the small bushes along a road known for birds and looked back just in time to see 6 beautiful full color roosters come up from the ditch chasing/playing with...

No exaggeration. While watching a couple of combines harvesting a 160 acre wheat field, hawks from all over the area came in to see what they might scare out for them to eat. Were there 10 hawks? No. Well were there 20? No. Okay then how many were there? Believe it...

Boy did I ever find a honey hole. Went for a drive yesterday and found an area with 4-5 foot tall sweetclover. several acres of this. Pheasants were coming out of this to edges where it had been cut and along roads that were clean and the numbers were just amazing.:eek: In this...

Was out driving some back roads and saw a few broods of good size ( 10-12) in each one and I would say 10-12 weeks of age. But I came across more of them only (4-6) in size with birds probably only 5-8 weeks in age. I think it is a true reflection of what the...