John Singer
Well-known member
I ran my dog yesterday, for the first time this season, on a WMA not far from town.
She had two solid points. The first one produced a bird that was smaller than my fist and seemed incapable of flight. It simply chirped and stumbled off. I didn't think it could possibly have been a pheasant. I called dog off and moved on.
About 200 yards later she started stalking again and another bird similar in chirping and size flew off. It didn't fly far. Darby then locked up on point and I walked in and flushed a hen pheasant.
Could these tiny birds be late hatch pheasants? I do not recall seeing such small pheasants this late in the summer before.
She had two solid points. The first one produced a bird that was smaller than my fist and seemed incapable of flight. It simply chirped and stumbled off. I didn't think it could possibly have been a pheasant. I called dog off and moved on.
About 200 yards later she started stalking again and another bird similar in chirping and size flew off. It didn't fly far. Darby then locked up on point and I walked in and flushed a hen pheasant.
Could these tiny birds be late hatch pheasants? I do not recall seeing such small pheasants this late in the summer before.
