pheasanthunt
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Last year my neighbor raised 800 pheasants and released them. they were easy to spot cause they didn't have tail feathers, and were quite dumb.
My question is this summer I saw two birds without tail feathers out in a field. So I guess some Pen raised birds can survive the winter.
My question is.... I thought when the pheasants Molt their tail feathers would grow back? am I wrong? did these birds tailfeathers get pecked out again, in the wild? seems unlikely. I thought pheasants Molted before mating season? could they molt after? Or once tail feathers are gone are they gone for ever? I have hunted pheasants for a long time and never really paid much attention to their molting practices. I guess I have multiple questions.
I saw these birds around July 4th. this is in Central North Dakota.
My question is this summer I saw two birds without tail feathers out in a field. So I guess some Pen raised birds can survive the winter.
My question is.... I thought when the pheasants Molt their tail feathers would grow back? am I wrong? did these birds tailfeathers get pecked out again, in the wild? seems unlikely. I thought pheasants Molted before mating season? could they molt after? Or once tail feathers are gone are they gone for ever? I have hunted pheasants for a long time and never really paid much attention to their molting practices. I guess I have multiple questions.
I saw these birds around July 4th. this is in Central North Dakota.
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