Can you help with what's in the crop

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Bob Peters

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I cleaned what may well be my last rooster of the season today. He was a young bird considering I got him a few days ago, not a long tail at all. I got him with my second barrel, not a real good shot. He had a pellet in the leg, one in the back, one in the breast, and one through the mid wing joint. Anyways, here's a picture of the seeds I found in the crop. 20240110_140204.jpg

Now I need a one bird recipe.
 
Where was that bird harvested? Sorghum is round about the size of BBs, millet similar but smaller. Guessing that is either oats, barley or wheat.
 
Bob Peters said:
I cleaned what may well be my last rooster of the season today. He was a young bird considering I got him a few days ago, not a long tail at all. I got him with my second barrel, not a real good shot. He had a pellet in the leg, one in the back, one in the breast, and one through the mid wing joint. Anyways, here's a picture of the seeds I found in the crop. View attachment 7291

Now I need a one bird recipe.
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I got this pheasant in north central Iowa on a public spot. There is an old food plot there with sorghum or milo. That being said it hasn't been replanted in prolly 3 years and when I walked it I did not see any of it left, not even really old stalks. I should have thrown a dime in the photo for a size reference, I didn't think of that, was in a hurry! The bird was in some light crp grass, I think we caught him walking it at 2pm or so.
 
Bob Peters said:
I got this pheasant in north central Iowa on a public spot. There is an old food plot there with sorghum or milo. That being said it hasn't been replanted in prolly 3 years and when I walked it I did not see any of it left, not even really old stalks. I should have thrown a dime in the photo for a size reference, I didn't think of that, was in a hurry! The bird was in some light crp grass, I think we caught him walking it at 2pm or so.
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I thought Iowa, didn’t think there’d be wheat there? I suppose there’s a variety of food sources within a mile or two…
 
Either wheat or barley. Probably flying and feeding with someones domestic birds if there are no wheat fields nearby.
 
I was thinking someone's food plot, as those grains are not common in Iowa. Another explanation, it could be seeds from a farmer who had broadcast seeded a cover crop, which is becoming more common.
 
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