RuttCrazed
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I was talking with some farmers out west and they thought that maybe the decline in pheasants had something to do with the no till-drill wheat farming practices. In years past the farmers would not spray the wheat for weeds, because they planned on just plowing it under at the end of the season, now they spray up to 4 times (during the nesting season) because they are not plowing the weeds under anymore, they are drilling in the next crop right on top of it. Their theory was that the herbicides were too harsh on the hens and eggs, what do you think?
Most farmers in our area started this practice about 8 years ago and the numbers line up pretty well to the decline.
Rut
Most farmers in our area started this practice about 8 years ago and the numbers line up pretty well to the decline.
Rut