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The cattails are the question. One spring, a similar storm came, not as severe and after all the snow melted with water everywhere. We had a hard freeze, we burnt down the cattails over the frozen water. After the burn, the ice was loaded full of dead pheasants. The birds sought refuge in the...

The largest loss of pheasants by prey is not 4 legged, its owls and hawks!

A terrible storm. Heavy snow, ice, gale winds. Anyone seeing survivors and any numbers?

Not trying to offend you but you must learn to respect , conserve and understand the game you hunt not just kill it. You will then be what is called a sportsmen. Not just a hunter. If you take this into context with your questions then those questions are easily answered.

I think this winter did them in. All we got left is the memories.

How much did you have to pay to hunt in their pens?

I have done more than most I have been involved with PF for 15 years. I have planted ON MY PROPERTY acres of switch grass, have two ponds with good cattail growth and food plots. Pheasant hunting is my passion but refuse to hunt them in December. Those that hunt pheasants in December in...

Winter cover....Thats the point! We dont have the winter cover thats needed for winter survival. I agree under a utopian climate that 90 percent of the roosters can be harvested but....lets get real. Those that hunt here in Dec. know exactly what I'm talking about. You bust the birds out of...

Yeh, this will raise some hackles. But seriously, anyone who knows these birds understand you cant keep kicking them out of limited winter cover and expect them to survive our winters or the predation that comes when they are busted out of cover. The DNR, when they allowed this put the last...

December hunting should not be allowed Yeh, this will raise some hackles. But seriously, anyone who knows these birds understand you cant keep kicking them out of limited winter cover and expect them to survive our winters or the predation that comes when they are busted out of cover. The...

Damn, another brutal winter! Whats the latest on winter kill? I usually hunt around the Bismarck area. Any reports there or elsewhere??? Thanks in advance.

I know this last winter was terrible for everyone and everything. Just wondered if any pheasants survived? I have hunted around the Bismarck area and was sad to see this last winter's brutality, especially when most of the marshes were "hayed". Just wondered if anyone is seeing if any...