How often do you hunt pheasants?

[A5 Sweet 16]

I'm guessing most people on here hunt more than average, whatever that is.

 

[matto]

I'm lumping in quail, but not PC. I'm not sure that distinction makes sense, but that's what I did. PCs would add another 2-3 days.

 

[A5 Sweet 16]

I'm lumping in quail, but not PC. I'm not sure that distinction makes sense, but that's what I did. PCs would add another 2-3 days.

Are either of those birds pheasants?

 

[Munster927]

I get out pheasant hunting specifically about 10 days a year, up to 15 if I take an out of state trip. But a good 10 days here in my home state. If I could count all the other birds I hunt, I'd be around 25 days or so. But I won't count those so I don't get scolded by A5

 

[AKSkeeter]

I'm lumping in quail, but not PC. I'm not sure that distinction makes sense, but that's what I did. PCs would add another 2-3 days.

What are PCs?

 

[AKSkeeter]

I am retired, so living the dream. I hunt most every weekday morning from sunrise until noon Sept - mid January.
If I shoot a rooster, I generally celebrate with the lab and head for home.
At my age, it is more about getting out, enjoying the dog work, hunting a different spot every morning.
Killing many birds is not important to me.

 

[A5 Sweet 16]

What are PCs?

I assumed he meant prairie chickens.

 

[Drew]

All told, I hunt 3-5 days for grouse, 6-10 days for chukar, 12-16 days for quail and pheasant. I would love to hunt more but my job gets in the way.

 

[wildcat]

pheasants --approximately 35 days a year, give or take a few, for 35 years

 

[2Golden]

70 plus days a season. More if I don’t draw a good big game tag.

 

[Chessie 67]

25-30 days for me = lots of miles on truck and smiles on my face! (+ grouse + ducks +quail…)

 

[Drew]

I just realized that some of you folks are retired. Otherwise you are calling in sick a lot.

 

[gimruis]

I just realized that some of you folks are retired. Otherwise you are calling in sick a lot.

Oh I'm sure many here are retired.

I counted turkey hunting too. After all, they are a game bird.

 

[TennesseeTraveler]

I am "Mr. Literal".

My wife hates it....

I only counted pheasants...

 

[A5 Sweet 16]

I am "Mr. Literal".

My wife hates it....

I only counted pheasants...

Nice work. Me too.

I wonder, if some of these guys were asked how many pheasants they had in the freezer, whether they'd count quail, partridge, grouse, turkeys, & geese too......but whatever.

 

[ole_270]

Wish I live close to pheasant country. I’m about 4-5 hours from where we used to hunt here in Ks when there were enough birds to be worth it. Last few years we’ve traveled 10-12 hours to SD for pheasants. Two hunts last year, 6 days total

 

[Golden Hour]

31-35 here. I'm lucky to live where I do, so there are times when I can run out for 15 minutes prior to sunset on a parcel close to town. But I do believe that 100 days chasing pheasants would be just about the sweet spot for me.

 

[gps4]

i started at 3-4 days a season. then 5-10 days when I could make two trips. Last season, I was able to make 3 trips, and was able to get 13 days in

 

[Wind River]

My wife once asked if I kept track of all the days I spent hunting and fishing. I replied not enough. Might be used in a court of law.

 

[matto]

As A5 said, PC = Prairie Chicken. Where I hunt in KS we are likely to see both pheasants and quail, so I don't really think of my days as "pheasant hunts" or "quail hunts". They are "bird hunts". That's why I combined them. PC is different because the habitats are different and that season opens so much earlier.