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<blockquote data-quote="Duckslayer100" data-source="post: 127898" data-attributes="member: 1485"><p>Guess I need to call up my old buddies in Watford this fall...</p><p></p><p><strong><strong>Pheasants</strong></strong></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #00071A"><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><p style="text-align: left">North Dakota’s roadside pheasant survey conducted in late July and August indicates total birds and number of broods are down statewide from 2015.</p><p></span></span><span style="color: #00071A"><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><p style="text-align: left">Aaron Robinson, upland game management supervisor for the North Dakota Game and Fish Department, said the survey shows total pheasants are down 10 percent from last year. In addition, brood observations were down 7 percent, while the average brood size was down 8 percent. The final summary is based on 276 survey runs made along 105 brood routes across North Dakota.</p><p></span></span><span style="color: #00071A"><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><p style="text-align: left">“Compared to last year, our late summer roadside counts indicate pheasant hunters are going to have to work harder to find more pheasants in most parts of the state, with fewer young roosters showing up in the fall population,” Robinson said. “As always, there will be local areas within all four pheasant districts where pheasant numbers will be both better and below what is predicted for the district.”</p><p></span></span><span style="color: #00071A"><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><p style="text-align: left">Statistics from southwestern North Dakota indicate total pheasants were down 21 percent and broods observed down 19 percent from 2015. Observers counted 21 broods and 168 birds per 100 survey miles. The average brood size was 5.5.</p><p></span></span><span style="color: #00071A"><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><p style="text-align: left">Results from the southeast show birds are down 4 percent from last year, and the number of broods up 1 percent. Observers counted eight broods and 62 birds per 100 miles. The average brood size was 5.0.</p><p></span></span><span style="color: #00071A"><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><p style="text-align: left">Statistics from the northwest indicated pheasants are up 129 percent from last year, with broods up 161 percent. Observers recorded 12 broods and 93 birds per 100 miles. Average brood size was 6.1.</p><p></span></span><span style="color: #00071A"><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><p style="text-align: left">The northeast district, generally containing secondary pheasant habitat, with much of it lacking good winter cover, showed two broods and 14 birds per 100 miles. Average brood size was 3.9. Number of birds observed remained the same, and the number of broods recorded was up 5 percent.</p><p></span></span><span style="color: #00071A"><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><p style="text-align: left">The 2016 regular pheasant season opens Oct. 8 and continues through Jan. 8, 2017. The two-day youth pheasant hunting weekend, when legally licensed residents and nonresidents ages 15 and younger can hunt statewide, is set for Oct. 1-2.</p></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #00071A"><span style="font-family: 'arial'"></p></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #00071A"><span style="font-family: 'arial'"></p><p></span></span><span style="color: #00071A"><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><p style="text-align: left"><strong>Sharptails, Huns</strong></p><p></span></span><span style="color: #00071A"><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><p style="text-align: left">North Dakota hunters will find fewer sharp-tailed grouse in the field this fall, while Hungarian partridge numbers are similar to last year.</p><p></span></span><span style="color: #00071A"><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><p style="text-align: left">Robinson said late July and August roadside counts show sharptails are down 23 percent from 2015, while partridge are up 2 percent.</p><p></span></span><span style="color: #00071A"><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><p style="text-align: left">“Sharp-tailed grouse hunting will be slower than last season in most of the state, and all indications are that hunters will see significantly lower numbers in the west,” Robinson said. “In general, grouse hunting will be fair to good. Partridge will be similar to last year, with harvest still considered a bonus while pursuing other game birds.”</p><p></span></span><span style="color: #00071A"><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><p style="text-align: left">Statistics show observers recorded 2.4 sharptail broods and 18.6 birds per 100 miles. Average brood size was 4.7.</p><p></span></span><span style="color: #00071A"><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><p style="text-align: left">For partridge, observers recorded 0.8 broods and 11.1 birds per 100 miles. Average brood size was 9.6.</p><p></span></span><span style="color: #00071A"><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><p style="text-align: left">The 2016 grouse and partridge seasons open Sept. 10 and continue through Jan. 8, 2017.</p><p></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Duckslayer100, post: 127898, member: 1485"] Guess I need to call up my old buddies in Watford this fall... [B][B]Pheasants[/B][/B] [COLOR=#00071A][FONT=arial][LEFT]North Dakota’s roadside pheasant survey conducted in late July and August indicates total birds and number of broods are down statewide from 2015.[/LEFT] [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#00071A][FONT=arial][LEFT]Aaron Robinson, upland game management supervisor for the North Dakota Game and Fish Department, said the survey shows total pheasants are down 10 percent from last year. In addition, brood observations were down 7 percent, while the average brood size was down 8 percent. The final summary is based on 276 survey runs made along 105 brood routes across North Dakota.[/LEFT] [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#00071A][FONT=arial][LEFT]“Compared to last year, our late summer roadside counts indicate pheasant hunters are going to have to work harder to find more pheasants in most parts of the state, with fewer young roosters showing up in the fall population,” Robinson said. “As always, there will be local areas within all four pheasant districts where pheasant numbers will be both better and below what is predicted for the district.”[/LEFT] [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#00071A][FONT=arial][LEFT]Statistics from southwestern North Dakota indicate total pheasants were down 21 percent and broods observed down 19 percent from 2015. Observers counted 21 broods and 168 birds per 100 survey miles. The average brood size was 5.5.[/LEFT] [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#00071A][FONT=arial][LEFT]Results from the southeast show birds are down 4 percent from last year, and the number of broods up 1 percent. Observers counted eight broods and 62 birds per 100 miles. The average brood size was 5.0.[/LEFT] [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#00071A][FONT=arial][LEFT]Statistics from the northwest indicated pheasants are up 129 percent from last year, with broods up 161 percent. Observers recorded 12 broods and 93 birds per 100 miles. Average brood size was 6.1.[/LEFT] [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#00071A][FONT=arial][LEFT]The northeast district, generally containing secondary pheasant habitat, with much of it lacking good winter cover, showed two broods and 14 birds per 100 miles. Average brood size was 3.9. Number of birds observed remained the same, and the number of broods recorded was up 5 percent.[/LEFT] [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#00071A][FONT=arial][LEFT]The 2016 regular pheasant season opens Oct. 8 and continues through Jan. 8, 2017. The two-day youth pheasant hunting weekend, when legally licensed residents and nonresidents ages 15 and younger can hunt statewide, is set for Oct. 1-2. [/LEFT] [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#00071A][FONT=arial][LEFT][B]Sharptails, Huns[/B][/LEFT] [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#00071A][FONT=arial][LEFT]North Dakota hunters will find fewer sharp-tailed grouse in the field this fall, while Hungarian partridge numbers are similar to last year.[/LEFT] [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#00071A][FONT=arial][LEFT]Robinson said late July and August roadside counts show sharptails are down 23 percent from 2015, while partridge are up 2 percent.[/LEFT] [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#00071A][FONT=arial][LEFT]“Sharp-tailed grouse hunting will be slower than last season in most of the state, and all indications are that hunters will see significantly lower numbers in the west,” Robinson said. “In general, grouse hunting will be fair to good. Partridge will be similar to last year, with harvest still considered a bonus while pursuing other game birds.”[/LEFT] [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#00071A][FONT=arial][LEFT]Statistics show observers recorded 2.4 sharptail broods and 18.6 birds per 100 miles. Average brood size was 4.7.[/LEFT] [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#00071A][FONT=arial][LEFT]For partridge, observers recorded 0.8 broods and 11.1 birds per 100 miles. Average brood size was 9.6.[/LEFT] [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#00071A][FONT=arial][LEFT]The 2016 grouse and partridge seasons open Sept. 10 and continue through Jan. 8, 2017.[/LEFT] [/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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