Pheasants Forever on the wrong track???

wesslpointer said:
Does the state bale it and sell it like farmers do out west?
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I've never seen this, though that's not to say some farmers don't bale it. They may, I don't know.

I know in the 70's my dad was pushing the state to leave ditches alone until the nesting season was over. Their reason for continuing on with cutting was to keep collage kids working through the summer. So, it was a no go.
 
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1pheas4 said:
I've never seen this, though that's not to say some farmers don't bale it.

I know in the 70's my dad was pushing the state to leave ditches alone until the nesting season was over. Their reason for continuing on with cutting was to keep collage kids working through the summer. So, it was a no go.
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Most ridiculous excuse I've ever heard of... this topic is being blown way out of proportion. Feed the wolves elsewhere.

Start a new conservation society if you think Pheasants Forever is doing such a bad job. I'm personally tired of individuals ridiculing conservation organizations.

/rant.
 
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-Wildcat- said:
Most ridiculous excuse I've ever heard of... this topic is being blown way out of proportion. Feed the wolves elsewhere.

Start a new conservation society if you think Pheasants Forever is doing such a bad job. I'm personally tired of individuals ridiculing conservation organizations.

/rant.
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You know Wildcat, when I got back from my PF meeting earlier tonight I was thinking of starting a thread "what good PF has done" just for the fun of it.:)

I could start with "I was elected chapter president tonight":D:D
 
1pheas4 said:
You know Wildcat, when I got back from my PF meeting earlier tonight I was thinking of starting a thread "what good PF has done" just for the fun of it.:)

I could start with "I was elected chapter president tonight":D:D
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Congratulations sir! Or should I say, Mr. President :D :thumbsup:

And hopefully you don't think I was bashing you in my previous post. I only quoted you because of the scenario you described where the ditches were being mowed to keep a few guys employed. :p
 
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-Wildcat- said:
Congratulations sir! Or should I say, Mr. President :D :thumbsup:

And hopefully you don't think I was bashing you in my previous post. I only quoted you because of the scenario you described where the ditches were being mowed to keep a few guys employed. :p
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Wasn't worried about it Wildcat;) But thanks for your concern my friend:) :cheers:
 
here in no iowa i wish we had more food plots like that. it makes great cover also. even with all the snow our birds could still find food. the problem is it is all on wind swept hills. birds had to cross up to a 1/2 mile to get to it. hawks and eagles feasted all winter. closest trees to the hills had blood stained snow covered with feathers underneath. yotes came by every day to eat the scraps. my opinion is that food plots serve 2 very important purposes. plant them far enough from the road and i bet most of them will only get hunted half as much.
 
1pheas4 said:
You know Wildcat, when I got back from my PF meeting earlier tonight I was thinking of starting a thread "what good PF has done" just for the fun of it.:)

I could start with "I was elected chapter president tonight":D:D
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thats great. i was a turkey federation chapter pres for 10 years and also on state board. have fun:cheers:
 
1pheas4 said:
You know Wildcat, when I got back from my PF meeting earlier tonight I was thinking of starting a thread "what good PF has done" just for the fun of it.:)

I could start with "I was elected chapter president tonight":D:D
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Congrats and thanks for your leadership and hard work.

An aside on the food plots. One of my SD farmer friend/hosts raises sunflowers...oilers and confectionary. This winter he put out spreads of each to feed the birds. Talked to him recently and he was chuckling that the birds would mow through the oilers before touching the confectionaries. Seems the birds know which provide the greater energy source! Kind of a neat little experiment by a caring steward.
 
PointnLab said:
Kind of a neat little experiment by a caring steward.
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I think we've already drawn the conclusion that SD has good farming practices and most landowners there are stewards of their land.

Here is my question to you. How is the farming up there near Boise? I've been through there, you guys aren't to far behind California. If it was better maybe you wouldn't have to drive to SD.:(
 
Most farmers work the land right up to the roads edge here in SW ID. Deep furrow plowing is the norm. Very little cover for the birds after harvest.

I have had access to a couple ranches in the mountains/foothills that are little slices of SD. Where there's cover, there are birds. Nice mild climate. This place could be pheasant heaven.
 
PointnLab said:
Where there's cover, there are birds. Nice mild climate. This place could be pheasant heaven.
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Amen, I know exactly what you meen. Where I live used to be a hot spot for out of state hunters (Nevada and Arizona) 25 years ago, now we have 0 wild birds in the county.
 
PointnLab said:
Most farmers work the land right up to the roads edge here in SW ID. Deep furrow plowing is the norm. Very little cover for the birds after harvest.

I have had access to a couple ranches in the mountains/foothills that are little slices of SD. Where there's cover, there are birds. Nice mild climate. This place could be pheasant heaven.
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In the 60ts and 70ts SW Idaho probily had the best upland bird hunting in the country. Limits? 10 Chukar 10 Huns 5 Rosters 15 Ouail. No bs had to have straps "to belt" added to my vest so as it would not ride and choke me. One of the major reasons we lost wild Pheasant hunting is we did not protect public hunting. When we lost the hunter numbers we lost funding and it was down hill from there. I see the same thing happening in the Dakotas. When the public axcess to wild birds goes the numbers well drop and they well stay home and hunt there "pen raised" or just quit hunting all together.
 
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