Released pheasants hunting

[shooter12]

Since there are not too many wild pheasants in our province and a lot of hunters relying on released birds I want to discuss if anything else could be done by hunters to improve the quality of pheasant hunting in Alberta?
I am asking this question because I 've been hunting those birds for 17 years in here and I feel that licence fee is very modest to say the least and if its the matter of extra financing to improve the quality of hunting then so be it.
I think that people who release the birds on released sites are doing a great job and its a big THANKS from me , but is there anything else that could be done to improve it?

S12

[timsesink]

No hunting or being on the property within 1hr of release truck would be a great start.

[freshtinov]

Originally Posted by timsesink

No hunting or being on the property within 1hr of release truck would be a great start.

X2 on that it would seem common sense to give the birds a chance to disperse but, some people just love easy targets

[elkhunter11]

Originally Posted by timsesink

No hunting or being on the property within 1hr of release truck would be a great start.

That won't work unless the releases are done at the same time each day, and with the truck driving so far each day in all kinds of weather the timing can't be good enough for that. The best that they could likely do , is to impose a 500m closed area around the truck. When the truck approaches the release area, he sounds his horn, and everyone has to leave the area, and remain 500m away until the driver sounds his truck twice, and leaves. It's not a perfect solution, but is would provide protection for the driver, and give the birds at least some time to disperse. Personally, if I see the truck, I leave the area, and wait for the shooting to subside before coming anywhere near the release site, but other people flock to the release area, when he hear the barrage of shooting break out.

[Big Grey Wolf]

What happened to no hunting rule after 2;00PM to allow the pheasants time to disperse and settle in before hunt next day. The truck driver would probably need to work a afternoon shift.

[elkhunter11]

Originally Posted by Big Grey Wolf

What happened to no hunting rule after 2;00PM to allow the pheasants time to disperse and settle in before hunt next day. The truck driver would probably need to work a afternoon shift.

A large percentage of pheasants were being lost to coyotes and owls overnight, before they were even hunted, and with one truck driving long distances to several release sites each day , the drivers would be driving into some sites in the dark, in wet or snow conditions, that can be tough enough in daylight.

[spoiledsaskhunter]

.............sounds like a special kind of sporting event to me. the truck leaves, 'hunters' and their dogs descend on farm raised birds released for the slaughter.

really?

[sns2]

Thanks for all the great posts you give us on birds, WW!

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