Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
Pheasants can re-nest multiple times in a spring and summer stretch, resulting in broods of varying sizes. This season, with the lack of cover early, first attempts at nesting may have failed due to exposure and predation, but with the spring's moisture and recent grass growth, later hatches should be more successful.
This spring's decrease in crowing counts for rooster pheasants was not unexpected according to North Dakota Game & Fish Department Upland Game Biologist RJ Gross. And while the statewide decrease of 22 percent year-over-year of roosters heard marking their territories in the early morning hours on the countryside seems large, he points to the fact that in terms of actual numbers, the decrease isn'...
