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21-03-2011, 05:24 PM
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| | | Pheasant help please
I do feel embarrassed keep asking for help, but i always seem to catch the birds i cannot find in books.
I know this is a Pheasant but not what kind?
In my book the only Black Pheasant is a Mikado Pheasant, which is native to Taiwan.
Sorry my picture is not too focused.
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21-03-2011, 05:27 PM
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| | | Re: Pheasant help please
Melanistic colouration? Not heard of this in Pheasants, I might be way off here. |
21-03-2011, 05:51 PM
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| | | Re: Pheasant help please
It's a relatively common colour form of an ordinary pheasant. I believe some shoots select for them, though they'll turn up from time to time anyway. A shoot near where I grew up also had a few White pheasants most years too.
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21-03-2011, 06:20 PM
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| | | Re: Pheasant help please
We have two local shoots near hear - both turn out these and white ones. Think it make them easier targets for doddery  old guys whose sight is not what it used to be!! |
21-03-2011, 06:36 PM
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Yes a melanistic pheasant, had one today infact. Quite common around here. |
21-03-2011, 08:50 PM
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| | | Re: Pheasant help please
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Originally Posted by Ladywell  We have two local shoots near hear - both turn out these and white ones. Think it make them easier targets for doddery old guys whose sight is not what it used to be!! | Flipping heck they would have to be blind not to see a normal pheasant.. 
I can never understand the "sport" in this as they are such easy targets even I couldn't fail to miss if I was that way inclined..  |
21-03-2011, 09:22 PM
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| | | Re: Pheasant help please
Live Pheasant shooting is something i have never done or wanted to do ,but easy to hit they are certainly not.
all the best Steve |
21-03-2011, 09:28 PM
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Originally Posted by stevecurtis Live Pheasant shooting is something i have never done or wanted to do ,but easy to hit they are certainly not.
all the best Steve | When my dog flushes them and she does regular they fly low and slow and look like easy targets but as I have never held a gun I will take your word for it..
They just look big and cumbersome not agile like a pigeon.. | | |
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