Pheasant Season is underway

[Roebuck]

Hey,

The pheasant season is well and truly underway over here, thought I’d share a few images with you.

 

[spring]

I hope to get over there for that before long...Love the tradition and pageantry. Reg grouse would be awesome as well.Their numbers improve this year?

 

[Roebuck]

I hope to get over there for that before long...Love the tradition and pageantry. Reg grouse would be awesome as well.Their numbers improve this year?

Yes there is a lot of tradition associated with driven pheasant and grouse shooting from the very grand and expensive country estates to the small DIY syndicates like ours. If you do get over here let me know. As for Red Grouse I think their numbers have been good this year with most estates shooting a goog number of days.

 

[jaydawg]

Looks like wonderful hunting and tradition…enjoyed the photos…good luck

 

[lampern]

Thanks for sharing

Are you allowed to stock/release them or are these wild birds?

 

[spring]

Pheasants are generally hunted after being released in England. Beaters drive them towards the hunters, often from higher ground, creating challenging shots for the hunters waiting for them.

 

[NCHillbilly]

That is awesome! Keep posting pics from your adventures, I really enjoy them.

 

[Roebuck]

Thanks for sharing

Are you allowed to stock/release them or are these wild birds?

Driven pheasants and partridges are generally released each summer to be ready for the season. Red Grouse are wild.

 

[Timberbeast]

Man that’s awesome!

 

[Resica]

Driven pheasants and partridges are generally released each summer to be ready for the season. Red Grouse are wild.

You've had pheasants over there forever. Many wild birds?

 

[Roebuck]

You've had pheasants over there forever. Many wild birds?

Yes we’ve had pheasants for many years, most people believe they were first introduced by the Romans. These days the “wild” birds will be those that survive their first season and go on to live as wild birds. Of the birds released only about 30-40% are actually shot, the remainder are either predated by foxes or hawks or survive and live wild.