Hunting

Friday, September 30, 2011

• Average hen weight: 2—2.5 pounds
• Average rooster weight: 3.5—4 pounds
• Flight speed: 38—48 mph
• Favorite foods: grain, seeds, insects
• Preferred habitat: undisturbed grass adjacent to domestic cropland and tall brushy winter cover
• Start of egg-laying: early May
• Average incubation start: late May
• Length of incubation: 23 days
• Average first hatch: mid-June
• Average first clutch size: 10 eggs
• Number of broods per year: one
• Number of renest attempts: 2—4
• Major predators while nesting: fox, raccoon, and skunk
• Major predators of adult pheasants: man, fox, hawk, and owl