how many acres is enough to start a pheasant habitat

[FCSpringer]

I disagree. I know most studies say that trapping isn't going to help. Last year I removed 22 nest predators from ~10 acres over ~5 weeks where I focused my efforts. This year either I am doing something wrong or I made a dent last year, but I'm ~3 weeks in and have only taken 5. This summer is also the first time I've seen any young pheasants on my place in years. Perhaps it's a coincidence, then again perhaps it's not.

You can disagree with him, and I will disagree with you. You absolutely have to get rid of the varmints. If you have a smaller area especially. If your still catching them you need to do a better job or you are simply in a corridor where you will never get rid of them all, such as a river bottom or creek. Since they travel these you have better success if you trap heavy up and down stream of your bird haven. I can tell you, you will not find a coon or skunk or cat on my small area and I do have birds. I will get a critter swing through once and awhile because of the bird pen and I dispatch them rapidly as possible. If you get rid of the varmints, you will do great if you put out feeders and release adult birds.