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Pheasant Predators
And Stocking Birds
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Predators
• The greatest predators of the pheasant are the red fox, the striped skunk and the raccoon.
• Birds of prey such as the owl and hawk account for less then 10% of the deprecated adult pheasants and their nest.
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Predators Continued
• Coyotes have gotten much of the blame for decreased pheasant populations, but research has shown that they do not take adult pheasants nearly as frequently as other prey.
• Because of the large range of coyotes, they can sometimes lead to lower populations of other predators to pheasants.
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Removal of Predators
• Removal of Predators
• Trapping throughout nesting season has lead to the most success for small areas.
• Sustained trapping tend to stimulate reproduction by predators (compensation for artificially low densities).
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Removal of Predators
• This generally results in more juvenile predators, which tend to wander across more landscape, increasing their chance of taking nesting pheasants.
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Fences
• Fences have been used with some success, but are very expensive.
• Predators must be completely removed, or it may lead to lower nesting rates.
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Dilution
• The best way to increase pheasant population is to increase habitat.
• Well-designed habitat can reduce predication by up to 80%.
• Habitat larger then 40 acres greatly increases nesting success.
• Wider stripes of habitat also increases nesting success.
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Stocking Pheasants
• Survival Rate (8 - 14 weeks of age)
• 60% of pheasants survive the initial week of release.
• After one month about 25% will remain.
• Over winter survival rates have been documented as high as 10% but seldom exceeds 5%.
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Stocking Pheasants
• Predators account for the majority of these loses.
• Money invested in habitat renewal and establishment of new habitat is a much better investment of our money to increase pheasant numbers then stocking is.