What on earth is tower released pheasant shooting? It sounds like an abomination I am imagining guys throwing birds from a high tower?
You have pretty much described the practice. Throwers are in a reinforced box with cages and cages of pheasants. Well, mostly pheasants; one I attended got a rhode island red hen mixed into the bunch and someone threw her out of the box.
The sports surround the tower at a distance of about 100 yards, and stand behind big hay rolls mostly for protection from other shooters. The bird box and throwers are lifted maybe 125 feet into the air by way of a scissor lift.
By the way the rhode island red hen was the smartest bird in the mix. She fluttered down to the ground and hid under the scissor lift. I was pulling for her all the way and hoping no one would shoot the old girl.
Never been back to do that again...Geo
