Pheasants were abundant back then, and I assume the ringneck pheasant is not a native species, I can remember any patch of tall grass, weeds, you would flush several out. I miss seeing them around, I had a male/female pair around here, the male lasted the longest, a year or two. I'd see him leaving tracks on the tonneau cover of my F150, he'd roost on the front porch railing, he was something else. I heard him make an odd call, he was always around somewhere, I went over to investigate, and I run smack into a very healthy, large red fox who was on his trail I am sure. This was kind of a young forested, underbrush area with a trail cut through it, not maintained, so cover was abundant. I stood still and watched, the fox was literally right in front of me and could care less, the pheasant was further away to my right, very carefully tip toeing away from the fox, until I could not see the pheasant any more, pheasant escaped. I saw him awhile later during hunting season, darned fox after him in the middle of a field grown up with weeds, narrowly got away that time. I imagine eventually his luck ran out. Last one I saw before that was when I was as senior in high school, during the season, that one I did take, thinking many were still around, bolt action and I believe a single shot, borrowed .22 rifle, from a great friend the same age and school (thats when you could do that sort of thing). I never owned a firearm til a little later in life and had to do the lay-away thing to get my first one, so I used my fathers when available and or borrowed one, which was always given back cleaned, oiled and polished, even my dads, which at the time did not see the care they should have. Good back stop, he took off, and I got him mid air, was a luck shot, we owned the land and there was a long hill right behind him, couple hundred feet at minimum, so if I missed it was in the dirt anyway, (and of course this is not good practice!), but I made it work with what I had, which was a very old .22 rifle, I was not out for pheasant either. A luck shot most likely, but no shot to remove, and it was a great meal later.
We still have quite a few grouse, there is enough cover, here for them. Turkey are very abundant, we never had them years ago, never saw a one as a kid. I have found intact grouse nests, eggs and all, amazing given the fox and or coyote.
Well, I don't want to hijack JD's thread any further, but having been reminded of the past and these birds, all good memories and fun to talk about !
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