How did the pheasants do this winter

[djlong]

I know that we had a hard winter but I wanted to see if anyone has been seeing any positive signs this spring. I don't think any freezing rain hit so that was one plus. I had a pretty good year and hopefully we have a good hatch.

[rundrave]

Looks like they did ok here in South Dakota. I lost track counting birds on hwy 14 between Brookings and Huron last weekend. Hopefully they can get a good nesting season in now that winter is finally over

[Dotch]

In SC MN at least the part I frequent the outlook coming out of winter appears promising. A lot of birds and in particular hens at the feeder in late winter when the snow got deep. Once the snow melted the pheasants dispersed. In the morning one can hear several roosters scattered across the landscape. See a rooster every now and then wandering around the yard. At least they're not as numerous and flying like they were a few months ago. Someone could've gotten hurt.

[brittman]

Saw way more roosters turkey hunting then I would have ever expected. Crowing started before gobbling and this was north of the metro !

Only saw one hen through and she had found her crowing friend (at least for the morning anyways).

[monstermoose78]

They did well around Princeton or so it seems. I seen 2 hens and more roosters than I thought I would while turkey hunting like Brit said. That is just in my field behind my old man's house.

[CaptainMusky]

Heard lots of roosters yesterday while fishing and even saw a couple along the road when driving to and from the lake. Central MN.

[fivebucks]

So far so good for this critical time period for the new pheasant chicks. the pheasants that did survive should get a good hatch.

[Ferny]

Haven't heard a single rooster yet this year near East Rush Lake. Normally I can hear about 4 different ones. Seen my first rooster walking around a flooded field Memorial Day in North Branch.

Haven't seen a single hen yet. Quite odd for this area. More water than anybody has ever seen in the area. lots of flooding.

[PurpleFloyd]

I have been seeing a lot of both hens and especially rosters over the past week in the morning. More than I have in several years.

[CaptainMusky]

That's a great sign purple! I saw a rooster with a hen the other day near my house. Not a pheasant hotbed by any means but there are a few around. I think the early nesting season has been great but need to hold off on heavy rain. Just west of me they got like 4 inches of rain overnight so that isn't good but so far no hail.

[fivebucks]

I think I jinxed the birds with all the rain in central MN now. Sorry

[brittman]

Pheasant hens (maybe more than any other game bird) are relentless renesters. As long as the hen is alive she is nesting/laying/brooding during the summer months.

[rundrave]

starting to see some little ones around now here in SD after some traveling over the weekend. looks like they are fairing well in some areas despite the wet spring and lack of habitat

[snagfinder]

I drive out to my dads pretty much at least once a day and tonite was the first

time I seen a pheasant in over a month . Good thing is she had nine babies on the road with her .

hopefully there is mor to come. When I was planting sweetcorn in the end of may I actually

seen quite a few hens and roosters.