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Pheas Hatch & Brood Size

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Well, this isn't exactly the way I want to see them, but here it goes anyway. Tonight I was helping the old man on the farm and we sat down to have a beer in the yard overlooking a meadow. All of a sudden we see this hen phesant jumping in the tall grass for a couple minutes and then she took off. We then see a coyote in the area the hen was in so I took off yelling to chase the coyote away. When I got to spot where the action took place a little one was dead and two more little ones were scurrying in the weeds. I quickly left the area and soon the hen returned to gather what was left. I hope there was more than just the three little ones I saw. It didn't look like the coyote had any when he took off, but either way one died anyway. They appeared to be just hatched within the last couple days.

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I saw the coolest thing today,(Ilive in Sartell MN.)I heard a rooster pheasant clucking like he was mad.When I looked out I saw him harassing the neighborhood cat.WOW what a fight he was not afraid of the cat and came out of the tall grass to challenge it many times.After about 10 minutes and many good spur hits the cat gave up and headed for home. I hope this was not retaliation for chick loss.Oh for a video camera.

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If you saw a pheasant battling a cat, why didn't you get your shotgun out and help turn that ditch kitty into a GOOD (dead) ditch kitty???! Or if you live in town, get yourself a live trap. Fish carcasses work good, then when you get one, go give him a swimming lesson - still in the trap, of course! They fail every time. Free roaming cats are bird killers!!!!

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If you saw a pheasant battling a cat, why didn't you get your shotgun out and help turn that ditch kitty into a GOOD (dead) ditch kitty???! Or if you live in town, get yourself a live trap. Fish carcasses work good, then when you get one, go give him a swimming lesson - still in the trap, of course! They fail every time. Free roaming cats are bird killers!!!!

dogs do the same thing. I guess I should shoot a pretty black lab next time it tries to catch a duckling in the swamp.

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Saw my first batch of young pheasants this morning, 12 of them!! They were along a gravel road getting some grit and early morning rays. One plus of the dry weather we've had lately is that it should really help the duck and pheasant hatches!!

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quacker, you're obviously a cat lover, and you know what, I like cats too, but they're subsidized killers of birds and rodents, especially young ones. They get fed catfood and then they go out and hunt for recreation. And theres a lot of difference between free roaming cats and dogs. But dogs can also be shot at certain times of the year if you catch them chasing deer. If dogs do run, they're generally inept at catching wild game, they're into the chase. Cats on the other hand are sneaky enough and patient enough to become effiecient killers.

Fifteen years ago when I bought my first place in the country, I thought I needed a cat "to keep the rodents down". As I said, I like cats, this one would purr when you petted it, but I also watched the carnage it wrecked on the local critters. It would bring three or four gophers/mice a day, torture them awhile by letting them go and recatching them, when it was dead the cat would go catch another one. Very seldom did it eat them. When young grackles and robins were fledging, they got piled up on the step. Even a young cardinal one time. A bell didn't help, its method of hunting was generally sit and wait anyway, by the time the prey heard the bell, it was too late. When it didn't come home one day, I didn't replace it. That was just one cat, just think of the damage that a whole bunch of free roaming cats can do??! At least foxes, mink, coyotes, even hawks just kill what they need to survive, not cats, they do it for sport. Does it make sense to create habitat for pheasants and ducks and other birds, and then let cats, even nice friendly pets, roam around and kill them?

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Blackjack, I wasnt sure if I was being serious or sarcastic in my previous post. I dont think I read your whole post, so I'm not sure if it was referring to my post? I'll read it after I post this.

Hey! no I dont love cats, but I do love dogs though smile.gif

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I use 1-10s for cats to small to kill any real dog, but its more then big enough to take any big ol tom cat that finds the can of cat food inside. I like cats but only if they are kept in the house at all times. I found whole broods of pheasants dead and not eaten so no cat is safe near my house.

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no one knows the exact numbers but most studies will admit that feral and outdoor cats kill birds in the 100 millions and over 1 billion rodents such as rabbits, chipmunks and others. They also compete with native wildlife for these food sources. Cats belong indoors, spayed/neutered.

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Maybe you guys should go and find a cat forum, or better yet a thread about cats. Last time I checked this thread was titled "Pheasant Hatch & Brood Size" shocked.gifgrin.gif

Anyways...A buddy of mine reported that he has chicks all over his yard!! This is near Montevideo. Said he has never seen this or the number of chicks he has seen this year in the last week. Unreal....as he put it grin.gif

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Maybe you guys should go and find a cat forum, or better yet a thread about cats. Last time I checked this thread was titled "Pheasant Hatch & Brood Size"
shocked.gifgrin.gif

Anyways...A buddy of mine reported that he has chicks all over his yard!! This is near Montevideo. Said he has never seen this or the number of chicks he has seen this year in the last week. Unreal....as he put it
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Hopefully all those pheasant chicks can stay away from the cats running around!! smile.gif

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I'm really wondering what's going on around here. I have yet to see a single brood, but I'm seeing adult roosters very regularly. Thinking we must be late for some reason???

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