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Post by feathers on Jul 23, 2017 20:49:23 GMT -5
With the pheasant stamp now in place ....I hear fellows are going to be hunting more of the other kind of feather,
chukars to be more precise ....just a wondering somewhere down the road, if there will be a stamp for these, requarding there are not regulated yet.
I live in a cheap area ....so two chukars equal around a price of one pheasant...even though two chukar cannot equal the amount of meat you can get off of a pheasant. They are faster and quicker I might say.
Me myself ...I prefer to hear the cackle and see the rooster fly and the hen, well she runs like heck and takes off at the end of the corn field, silent to the wind.
Just a wondering if ...chukar are going to be the "next gamebird" in the future.
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Post by fleroo on Jul 24, 2017 9:35:14 GMT -5
I doubt it. They are relegated to preserves. And I don't think the PGC regulates them at all, so no need for a permit. I don't partake in preserve hunting, but I'm not sure you even need a valid hunting license to hunt on a preserve.
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Post by Dutch on Jul 24, 2017 10:25:38 GMT -5
You can buy chukars, about $7 a piece, release them, and hunt. They are a danged funny bird. Man they can bury themselves in cover.
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Post by feathers on Jul 24, 2017 14:25:39 GMT -5
From what I'm hearing ...chukars are the replacement for pheasants ...to be seen I guess
Preserve hunting I believe ..require no license what so ever and anyone can hunt them else where besides a preserve.
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Post by dennyf on Jul 24, 2017 15:12:07 GMT -5
A previous Prez at our club, raised pheasants and quail there for several years. Switched to getting pheasant chicks the last coupla years, but still used quail eggs for that effort. Most of the ditch chickens went for youth hunts that he helped with, but some were released on club grounds.
Brooder house and equipment is still there. Pheasant pen needs rebuilt. Neither have been used in the past six or seven years. Two years ago some members inquired about using those facilities to raise chukars. Both have multiple bird dogs, train dogs for others and do quite a bit of hunting with them.
They decided it was easier to buy birds, than raise them.
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Post by dougell on Jul 25, 2017 11:43:06 GMT -5
I'm outraged at the new stamp so I'LL JUST STICK WITH THE PIGEON SHOOTS.
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Post by feathers on Jul 25, 2017 13:04:56 GMT -5
I'm outraged at the new stamp so I'LL JUST STICK WITH THE PIGEON SHOOTS. There you go Pigeon shoots .....fly fast and good to eat ....no maintance except to clean loft, just feed and water and the coos will raise and feed their young ....I like them cause they reproduce like rats, only with feathers. |
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Post by feathers on Jul 25, 2017 13:12:07 GMT -5
A previous Prez at our club, raised pheasants and quail there for several years. Switched to getting pheasant chicks the last coupla years, but still used quail eggs for that effort. Most of the ditch chickens went for youth hunts that he helped with, but some were released on club grounds. Brooder house and equipment is still there. Pheasant pen needs rebuilt. Neither have been used in the past six or seven years. Two years ago some members inquired about using those facilities to raise chukars. Both have multiple bird dogs, train dogs for others and do quite a bit of hunting with them. They decided it was easier to buy birds, than raise them. All depends which way you want to go with birds ...everything needs maintenance at some point ...wire, netting and the so called treated lumber costs a good buck anymore along with the feed. You got to have someone to care for them daily. This is good ....some lucky propagator is getting their business which keeps everyone happy  |
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