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Post by kpkot on Jan 25, 2009 18:46:13 GMT -5
This weekend we spent a night in the cabin and hunted pheasants. It was a blast i ran my lab and he did awesome. We had 30 birds released and ended up with about 25. Great time Very cold but really a fun weekend.
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Post by joel on Jan 25, 2009 22:41:17 GMT -5
what place did you use?i was thinking of going to hull o hill or catskill pheasantry.
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Post by WNY_Whitetailer on Jan 27, 2009 14:34:47 GMT -5
Excellent..My buddy and I have been talking of going down to his cabin/property to go after some grouse...Those noisy little buggers scared the crap out of my enough while I was walking to and from my treestands during deer season...
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Post by kpkot on Jan 27, 2009 17:33:56 GMT -5
Went to ringneck hunting preserve in darien ny. YeaWny where u hunting?
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Post by joel on Jan 28, 2009 0:33:16 GMT -5
if you got more info post it up Im comparing prices
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Post by Burt on Jan 28, 2009 4:55:08 GMT -5
Hey Guys,
Why is it that these birds can't make it through the winter??? Is it cover, food to many predators?
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Post by huntingfreak on Jan 28, 2009 7:55:03 GMT -5
All of thee above
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Post by joel on Jan 28, 2009 11:54:17 GMT -5
and guys with guns lol
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Post by kpkot on Jan 28, 2009 12:44:04 GMT -5
Joel they get 25$ per pheasant and 15$ chucker. Its a little pricey, but my brother has always gone there. Theres a place near us in niagara county that gets 17$ per pheasant.
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Post by Burt on Jan 29, 2009 4:48:29 GMT -5
Forgot about those pesky hunters. I could remember years ago seeing alot more pheasants in the wild.
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Post by joel on Jan 29, 2009 9:43:40 GMT -5
so far the places if looked into do a package deal they release like 20-25 birds they charge 350 for a 4 hr hunt ,you also go skeet /trap shooting first.then they have add ons if you want a dog/guide ,cleaning of birds ,extra birds looks like about 400-500 dollars to shoot birds
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Post by kpkot on Jan 29, 2009 22:56:50 GMT -5
Yea that sounds about right. Unfortunatley thats how NY is now. Either you pay, or you get lucky and draw a tag for opener on state land. In that situation you either risk getting peppered by some idiot or void your day in the woods for bow hunting. I've tried my luck on state land for 3 years, but it got to the point i hunted an entire season for 2 birds. When you train your dog that hard and it is only rewarded twice its not fair to the dog.
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Post by fasteddie on Jan 30, 2009 9:22:21 GMT -5
I used to belong to the Scot-Grove Conservation Club . They had permission to hunt various properties that were put in a bank . Several guys joined only to be able to pheasant hunt and quit when the club quit buying the birds .
The Club would buy birds each year and some members would volunteer to turn them loose . One year they caught some of the guys turning some pheasants loose when they had guns and dogs with them . They were kicked out of the club but no charges were pressed .
I hunted woodchucks on some of the properties during the summer / fall months . Never saw or heard one pheasant . Not many hedgerows as they had been ripped out to make huuuuuuge fields (no cover) . Plenty of fox and coyotes in the area. The birds didn't survive . Buying them was a waste of money .
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Post by huntingfreak on Jan 30, 2009 12:57:06 GMT -5
try Whispering Pines Hideaway it's in Lyons I used to work there I'm not 100% sure they are still open since the owners wife passed away but it's worth a try
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Post by wooly on Jan 31, 2009 4:43:43 GMT -5
A few years back we made an attempt to replennish a portion of the local population. Figured with some good cover in the area and plenty of food via crop fields we stood a chance over a several year period along the Erie/Catt County line. 4 years and over 500 birds later, the efforts proved futile. A handfull of immature birds were released that would rarely survive the week. Mature birds would last a bit longer and occaisionaly we'd see one or two that made it through the winter. Hunting pressure was not much a factor in their survival as all the surrounding neighbors gave them the pass and were just happy to see pheasants in the wild again. As much as I'd bet yotes and fox ate their share of them, I'd bet the farm that one of the #1 predators they were up against hunted them from the skies as witnessed several times. Their habits just make them right for the pickin's from an aerial attack.   |
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