Good morning!!!!

[Thomas]

Here's something interesting: I saw a female pheasant in our yard yesterday afternoon. It is the first one I've seen in roughly 15 years of living here, and honestly, the first female I've seen since 1988.

I used to hunt pheasant on a family farm that happened to be right across the street (I think?) from @kenmbz's place, and I remember when they all disappeared right around 1987/88. That last year, I only saw two.

In the decade and a half I've been at our current address, I've seen a male twice, but this was the first female. Maybe there's hope for them, yet!

...Been good 30+ years since I've seen wild pheasant but the turkeys many and strong every year.

 

[Thomas]

Good Afternoon TBN,
I am proud to announce I passed my Amateur Extra Exam this morning with a 92 ! Sorry Billy I didn’t ace it but I’m still on cloud 9
I will try and catch up on posts tomorrow
I celebrated with some POTA operations this afternoon

BIG congrats Scotty no winter cabin fever for you now.

 

[B7510HSD]

Congrats Scotty!

 

[LouNY]

Here's something interesting: I saw a female pheasant in our yard yesterday afternoon. It is the first one I've seen in roughly 15 years of living here, and honestly, the first female I've seen since 1988.

I used to hunt pheasant on a family farm that happened to be right across the street (I think?) from @kenmbz's place, and I remember when they all disappeared right around 1987/88. That last year, I only saw two.

In the decade and a half I've been at our current address, I've seen a male twice, but this was the first female. Maybe there's hope for them, yet!

The Ring Neck Pheasant of old was a Korean Ring Neck as I recall. Very few of them ever survived over the winters around here. Many of the 4H and Grange projects involved hatching and raising them for release in the early fall before hunting season. In much of the Midwest they have an establishing hunting population.
In NYS they are still a raised and released animal;https://dec.ny.gov/things-to-do/hunting/small-game/pheasant

 

[Thomas]

I got all 112 cords of firewood inside

Dang

 

[Thomas]

51F clear sky good chance frost by sunrise.

Been laid back day doing this and that for the Mrs.,didn't get chance give Kubota TLC that should be tomorrow to do.
Mom bear and cubs stroll in around 11am for couple hours,cubs took couple long naps mom nodded of couple time thought that was good idea also had good nap one kitten join me.
Headed for the deck what for the critters and stars enjoy smooth cigar...guess I better put sweatshirt on be long since that was done.

Enjoy your evening all.

 

[WinterDeere]

The Ring Neck Pheasant of old was a Korean Ring Neck as I recall. Very few of them ever survived over the winters around here.

Greenwich is a good 15F cooler than here, so I guess that's not a huge surprise. They were wild and common here, at least thru the 1970's, as I remember my father always bringing home his allotment every year when I was a kid. The flocks started thinning by 1980, and were really suffering by the time I started hunting myself in the late 1980's.

 

[Looking4new]

Thomas, that should have read 12 cords. I edited it in the original post.

 

[Wagtail]

Thomas, that should have read 12 cords. I edited it in the original post.

I thought so but reckoned that your "goobers" had kicked-in.

Still, 12 cords is a great effort.

 

[Looking4new]

My keyboard is constantly making mistakes and I usually catch them, but not that one.
I am blaming the keyboard, That is my story and I am sticking to it.