I thought the pheasant stamp would limit the number of other hunters I saw and result in more bird contact for me, I was wrong on both accounts. I am glad the program exists or there would be no birds to hunt in my area. I haven't seen a grouse in years.
Some areas allow the shooting of hens, and some do not. Everything that I have heard and read has suggested that stocked birds rarely reproduce in the wild. PA is starting to import wild birds from out west in some areas. There is no hunting allowed in these "pheasant recovery areas" and from what I have seen they do flushing surveys in the spring and have been seeing increasing bird numbers.

CHAZ

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