Do to breeding houses not having enough ventilation. Nice job guys![up]
15000 pheasant chicks died during breeding this year for stocking.
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Are you a Pheasants forever member? Do you go to the meetings? Do you volunteer to help?
Did you sign up?
Have you been to any of the meetings? There are maybe 4-6 regulars that show up at those meetings. How do you expect those 4-6 guys to replenish an entire state population of birds.
This program is the most cost effective way of doing things. Similar to how turkeys were re-populated. They are relocating birds from the Meadowlands in hope of getting a sustainable population in Six Mile. If that happens then we won't have to go through all of the hoops just to trap a few birds. It will take many years.
Pheasants Forever is a national organization, I do not know what the NJ chapter brings in, and what they have to give to the national org. But I truly doubt there is a large amount of funds in the NJ kitty. Certainly not enough to plant the 30acres of grasses in six mile that they want.
Really? Do you volunteer? Man power is a big problem, again 4-6 guys at the meetings
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So if i want a workout + shoot no birds I hunt WMAs in So Jersey. If i want to shoot pheasants i need to hunt a preserve. If i am incompetent,not held responsible,cannot raise chickens i should work for F+G.[up]
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No pheasants shot today.
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F&G wants to charge another $40.00 bow hunting pheasant stamp.[up][up][up][up]
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F&G needs to raise the price of of pheasant stamps to $200.00 . Rockport will be able to raise 120,000 birds for release. They just need mo money, mo money. That will solve all there problems. [drinking] [up] [up]
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What they should do is release birds before the nesting season both quail and pheasants. I feel the 800 quail for the dog training is a waste, those birds could be released in before nesting season. I bet this would work obv with food and good nesting cover planted before. Then if this works then maybe yes roosters only obv they would still keep stocking on top of the possible wild birds.
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The pheasant & Quail stocking program is a put & take program. This means the birds are stocked one day and to be shot in the next couple of days. The birds are not able to survive in the wild for long mostly do to predation owles, hawks, foxes, coyotes, & the worst- ferrel cats. Ferell cats & house cats have destroyed the wild quail population here in SJ. Housing developments don't help much either.
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Thats not true i hunt upstate ny near my house birds released in october stocking survive all year round near my house.
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I also have pheasants in my yard. They eat out of my bird feeder. If i stop filling the feeder they die. Ask me how i know. [rofl]
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well i dont have a bird feeder, im guessing theres something else out there they eat. [hihi]
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i see birds that make it through every year. as far as ferrel cats idk where you live but i haven't seen any where i'm at in cumberland county. we release a pile of quail every year to help repopulate but 8 out of 10 die off during the winter. if you want to help you can call steve from the s.jersey quail restoration project to get involved his # is 856-451-5338 or 609-364-4990. we meet once a month in laurel lake all help is welcome. get involved all help is welcome.
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You said NJ has the best program or is it NY.
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Is it NJ or NY that has the best program.
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How many will the let out tuesday? [confused]
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Well smart[ko] NJ has the best program thats obvious, im saying birds should be released in early spring for birds to possibly nest. I said upstate the birds get stocked in october and last year round and upstate got some cold winters.
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NJ pen raised birds are not smart enough.[drinking]
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