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Pheasant Interesting Facts
- Pheasants, a native to China, were brought across the Pacific in 1881 by Judge Owen Nickerson Denny in an initial batch of 30 (with 26 surviving the journey).
- The average hen weight is around 2 - 2.5 pounds and the average rooster weight is around 3.5 - 4 pounds.
- Nationally, the years of 1941 through 1945 boasted the largest pheasant populations of all time, due primarily to the lack of men hunting during World War II. Shortly after the war, the populations were put back in check by hunters returning home from overseas.
- Survival-mild winter, poor habitat: 80%, survival-severe winter, poor habitat: 20%.
- They can reach speeds up to 48 mph.
- Through most of the growing season pheasants can survive on the moisture, they consume insects and the morning dew on vegetation
- During egg laying, the hen seeks out calcium and protein. Her diet will contain 10 times more calcium than the rooster’s diet.
- “Phasianus colchicus torquatus” is the Latin name for the ringneck pheasant. Phasianus was the name of a river in Europe where great numbers of pheasants lived, and lends itself to the modern English name for the bird. Colchicus was the latin name of the area surrounding the river. Torquatus, loosely translated from latin, means “adorned with a collar”.
- There are several rare mutations in pheasants that will cause them to be mottled or completely black, or on the other hand, albino. The odds of seeing or even shooting such an oddly colored bird are extremely poor.
- During the summer, insects comprise considerably more of the chick’s diet and weed seeds more of the adult’s diet.
- Ring-necked Pheasants are able to stay on a roost for several days without eating if the weather is very bad.
- The Ring-necked Pheasant is the state bird of South Dakota.
- Pheasants do not migrate, they stay relatively local all year long.
- 30% annual survival rate and only 2-3% of population lives to age 3, whether they’re hunted or not.
- A group of pheasants has many collective nouns, including a “bouquet”, “brace”, “plume”, “plump”, and “trip” of pheasants.
- Breeding males will keep other males away from a small group of females during the breeding season. This practice is known as “harem-defense polygyny.”
- The ring-necked pheasant is well adapted for life on the ground and will take to flight only when there are no other means of escape. Powerful leg muscles enable this beautiful game bird to swiftly retreat to cover, taking 18 to 24-inch strides.
- When threatened, a pheasant will burst into flight with a rapid flurry of short wing beats, rise a short distance, lock its wings, and glide into protective cover. Upon landing, a few quick strides will usually complete the escape.
- Pheasants are in the Phasianidae family and are cousins of Quail and Partridge.
- A hardy, wily, game bird, the pheasant possesses keen survival instincts and an uncanny ability to escape; these attributes make it a favorite quarry among sportsmen.
