Pa Pheasants!

[HollowWatcher]

The current state of pheasants in Pa has never been better. With Organizations like Pheasants Forever and the Game Commission working together the future looks brighter and brighter every year! For those of you who are on the fence about buying your hunting license this season I suggest you do it..pheasant hunting will be great this year along with all the other species Pa has to offer!
A buddy of mine who has not been hunting in the last five years decided to give it a go this year and got his license..he was visiting family in Pa and saw a hen and 3 chicks cross the road ahead of him and that sealed the deal! So join in on the fun!

 

[1pheas4]

The current state of pheasants in Pa has never been better. With Organizations like Pheasants Forever and the Game Commission working together the future looks brighter and brighter every year! For those of you who are on the fence about buying your hunting license this season I suggest you do it..pheasant hunting will be great this year along with all the other species Pa has to offer!
A buddy of mine who has not been hunting in the last five years decided to give it a go this year and got his license..he was visiting family in Pa and saw a hen and 3 chicks cross the road ahead of him and that sealed the deal! So join in on the fun!

PA like MI are two states who nearly all but lost their wild pheasant populations. For what ever reason, unlike IL and many other states, PA and MI seem to understand the many benefits of a healthy, stable wild pheasant population. (Of course the tides can change and what little momentum there is could come to a scratching halt at any time.)

Each of these two states have made the effort to work with Pheasants Forever chapters to bring the ring-neck back.

By what I've been reading and watching this past year, birds are coming back to areas targeted for pheasant production. Areas which were virtually void of wild pheasants a few years ago.

Thank you to all of you who have had a hand in this. Keep up the good work.

 

[FLDBRED]

PA like MI are two states who nearly all but lost their wild pheasant populations. For what ever reason, unlike IL and many other states, PA and MI seem to understand the many benefits of a healthy, stable wild pheasant population. (Of course the tides can change and what little momentum there is could come to a scratching halt at any time.)

Each of these two states have made the effort to work with Pheasants Forever chapters to bring the ring-neck back.

By what I've been reading and watching this past year, birds are coming back to areas targeted for pheasant production. Areas which were virtually void of wild pheasants a few years ago.

Thank you to all of you who have had a hand in this. Keep up the good work.

Excellent Post, and a good understanding of what's at stake. We are VERY lucky to have people in the Pa. Game Commission that understand what small game hunting means to the future of hunting in general. And more people, thank goodness, are starting to realize this.There's a lot of work to do, but I think we're going in the right direction!

 

[1pheas4]

Excellent Post, and a good understanding of what's at stake. We are VERY lucky to have people in the Pa. Game Commission that understand what small game hunting means to the future of hunting in general. And more people, thank goodness, are starting to realize this.There's a lot of work to do, but I think we're going in the right direction!

FLD, I had the pleasure of communicating a few of those folks within the PF chapters and Pa. Game Commission involved with this when the program was just getting off the ground. What a friendly, optimistic, "go-getter" group of people.

Even the Pa. Game Commission folks where excited to do what is needed to increase wild pheasant #'s. Pro-Pheasant! That's the stuff that warms souls my friend.

 

[bauerline]

And don't forget that Pa has a plan in place to help bobwhite quail. It's just starting but hopefully it can have some success in some parts of the state. Looking forward to pheasants in October and November!

 

[1pheas4]

And don't forget that Pa has a plan in place to help bobwhite quail. It's just starting but hopefully it can have some success in some parts of the state. Looking forward to pheasants in October and November!

I didn't know Pa had a quail pop. in the first place. Very cool.

 

[HollowWatcher]

PA like MI are two states who nearly all but lost their wild pheasant populations. For what ever reason, unlike IL and many other states, PA and MI seem to understand the many benefits of a healthy, stable wild pheasant population. (Of course the tides can change and what little momentum there is could come to a scratching halt at any time.)

Each of these two states have made the effort to work with Pheasants Forever chapters to bring the ring-neck back.

By what I've been reading and watching this past year, birds are coming back to areas targeted for pheasant production. Areas which were virtually void of wild pheasants a few years ago.

Thank you to all of you who have had a hand in this. Keep up the good work.

I couldn't agree more!

 

[bauerline]

Some parts of Pa used to have a decent quail population in the 60's (well before my time). I hear stories of how guys used to hunt quail in Pa along with pheasants. I think the southern portion of the state had the better quail numbers. I guess it can only get better at this point.