Bob Peters
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I know the roosters set up territories, keep other cocks out and crow to attract hens, but do they have a specific "strut zone" like you see with gobbler turkeys or do they just wander all over their territory.
Rooster pheasant habit in April
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A5 Sweet 16
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Hmmm. Interesting question to which I don't know the answer. 
My guess would be they'll strut around pretty much wherever.
My guess would be they'll strut around pretty much wherever.
Goosemaster
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I've been watching this big gobbler lately, and he's always hanging out with this rooster, and a duck.
birddude
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Sounds like the beginning of a joke. Then the duck looks at the rooster and says?? Anyone want to fill in the blank? Anyway, I've never been in pheasant land in the spring, but I always imagined that the rooster travels around fighting and fornicating (probably like goose used to) as I've never heard anyone say they see roosters with harems. Then again, I can see goose with a harem..
Goosemaster
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Haha, yeah I don't know why that duck is hanging out with that rooster and that gobbler, but I always see them in the same field, sometimes there's two ducks. A long time ago, I had a pretty good looking girlfriend, but she has serious mental issues, and she is actually deceased now unfortunately. In the spring, rooster pheasants look different, they have more vibrant color because they're in the rut.
A5 Sweet 16
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Roosters hang out with harems pretty frequently in the spring. A common sight in SD.
Sighting Goose in SD is very rare, especially with a harem. He seems to lay pretty low when he heads our way, probably for good reason.
Goosemaster
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He can be seen at Sturgis and occasionally in North South Dakota.