Pheasant Biofacts

Question 1

Weight

Answer 1

2 1/4- 3 lbs

Question 2

Ancestry is a mixture of what 3 birds?

Answer 2

Chinese, Korean, Machurian

Question 3

First introduced into the Unites States in what year?

Answer 3

1790

Question 4

First succeeded in? (year and state)

Answer 4

1881; Oregon

Question 5

Introduced into what state and year

Answer 5

1891, South Dakota; 1895, Utah; 1907, Idaho; 1939, Texas Panhandle; 1970’s Texas Gulf Coast

Question 6

Breeding season

Answer 6

begins in April

Question 7

Peak hatching

Answer 7

mid-June

Question 8

Clutch size

Answer 8

12-15 eggs

Question 9

Incubation

Answer 9

23 days

Question 10

Hen will produce how many broods a year?

Answer 10

one

Question 11

What percent of the fall population not live until to the following hunting season?

Answer 11

65-75%

Question 12

What 2 things are critical for nesting hens?

Answer 12

playas and small grains

Question 13

What is favored by nesting hens?

Answer 13

Alfalfa

Question 14

What has a major drawback as nesting cover?

Answer 14

Wheat

Question 15

Planting alfalfa-grass mixtures in ___ acre plots within ___ yards of playa

Answer 15

10 acre; 200 yards

Question 16

Eat what from the snail shells?

Answer 16

Gravel and calcium

Question 17

What types of cover do they need?

Answer 17

loafing, travle lanes, roosting, nesting, and winter

Question 18

Is water critical?

Answer 18

No.

Question 19

Spend most time one ___ or less

Answer 19

square mile

Question 20

Hens will raise how many chicks?

Answer 20

8-10 chicks

Question 21

Does hunting make a difference in annual turnover or survival rate

Answer 21

no