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Mason Brubaker

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Hey y'all,
With the recent new hope found in the bobwhite restoration in Franklin Co, I was wondering how far the compound is from the site where pheasants are present in the Franklin WPRA. I have read that the population trend in the Franklin WPRA is very promising, but they are somewhat confined to a very small handful of farms just south of Mercersburg. Just wondering if there is any possibility of move in pheasants into Letterkenny. Its a very interesting project and I think it could have some great success as it is a large tract of land with a soon to be very high percentage of habitat. Any thoughts would be appreciated!
 
Not sure about any connecting cover in that area . I will say that pheasants are pretty resilient in their ability to travel and establish or reestablish territories . Case in point being wild pheasants along the NJ Turnpike . These birds are always traveling some impressive distances to find suitable habitat .
 
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Not sure about any connecting cover in that area . I will say that pheasants are pretty resilient in their ability to travel and establish or reestablish territories . Case in point being wild pheasants along the NJ Turnpike . These birds are always traveling some impressive distances to find suitable habitat .
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A man can dream right? From what I have read, mostly all of what they are planting at LEAD is little bluestem. I do not have much experience with it, but is it a viable pheasant cover? I’m sure it’s good nesting, as all NWSG bunch grasses are, but is it a good all around cover such as Indian and switch?
 
It has it's benefits when added to a mix , but offers zero winter cover when it stands alone , far far short of switch .
Never give up on your dreams, there are farms right now through out Pa. that have wild pheasant populations despite being told it wasn't going to happen.
 
FLDBRED said:
It has it's benefits when added to a mix , but offers zero winter cover when it stands alone , far far short of switch .
Never give up on your dreams, there are farms right now through out Pa. that have wild pheasant populations despite being told it wasn't going to happen.
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Luckily I know exactly where one is, and it’s in my ownership.
 
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