Do Some Released Pheasants Survive To The Spring?

[Bond,James Bond]

   I would say not many. I have both seen and heard Rooster Pheasants  in Mid April as,I Turkey Scout. They are Quite Vocal in between the Gobbling before Sunrise.

  Mostly it has been off of Pulaski Highway and Indiana  Road in the Goshen,NY Blackdirt. I do quite a bit of Hiking back about 1 mile in as Indiana  Road Curves to the North.

  So some Pheasants  are Surviving the Coyotes and other Predators and making it to the Spring.

  How about you-- seeing or hearing any Rooster Pheasants in Mid April or on?

[Mike103]

Yes but very few. With the number of predators we have in this state and lack of upland bird cover not many last. 

[Mattypotpie8s]

Yeah I’ve seen some around in spring. Not uncommon 

[Buckladd]

For sure, we have a private lease near a WMA where pheasants are stocked and I've seen them during turkey season. 

 

[Bond,James Bond]

11 hours ago, Buckladd said:

For sure, we have a private lease near a WMA where pheasants are stocked and I've seen them during turkey season. 

 

Always a Great Sight in the Spring. Those Rooster Pheasants  get super Vocal.

[Dogman]

If you live in an area with farm & Ag they do tend to have a chance at making it.  Because of food available.

Off subject now ~ My morning's start out reading the news and this morning I saw Kid Rock wearing a really cool hat related to pheasant hunting .Perhaps one of you younger folks can post a picture of it here

[Pygmy]

There are a couple of places that  I spring turkey hunt that are close to where they release pheasants in the fall.....Every spring I see and hear a few roosters.....Oddly though they do release some hens, also, I have never seen a hen in the spring..

Whenever I hear a cockbird crow, I think " That poor lonely bastard.."............

[BAS]

When they first tried restoring wild turkeys they used farm rasied birds and they all got killed. It wasn't until they transplanted wild birds that the population started to grow. I am sure the same goes for pheasants or most any wild animal.

[JohnPlav]

Apparently some survive! 

This is pretty close to a "day old chick program - release site"... whatever that means.