THE RING-NECKED PHEASANT IN PA b SCOTT R KLINGER b WILDLIFE RESEARCH BIOLOGIST.
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THE RING-NECKED THE RING-NECKED PHEASANT IN PA PHEASANT IN PA SCOTT R KLINGER SCOTT R KLINGER WILDLIFE RESEARCH BIOLOGIST WILDLIFE RESEARCH BIOLOGIST
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THE RING-NECKED PHEASANT IN THE RING-NECKED PHEASANT IN PAPA
SCOTT R KLINGERSCOTT R KLINGER
WILDLIFE RESEARCH BIOLOGISTWILDLIFE RESEARCH BIOLOGIST
Trend in Abundance of Ring-necked Pheasants
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1
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1930 1935 1940 1945 1950 1955 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995
Year
Bir
ds/
Foot
Hou
r
PA Pheasant HarvestPA Pheasant Harvest
0
200000
400000
600000
800000
1000000
1200000
1930 1950 1970 1990 2006
HarvestStockedHunters
TRENDS IN CROPS TRENDS IN CROPS PLANTEDPLANTED
LAND USE HAS INTENSIFIED ON REMAINING ACRESLAND USE HAS INTENSIFIED ON REMAINING ACRES
TRENDS IN USDA SET-ASIDE ACRESTRENDS IN USDA SET-ASIDE ACRES
0
50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
1964 1969 1974 1978 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007
Annual Set-aside Multi-year Total
IDLE FIELDS-AN ENDANGERED IDLE FIELDS-AN ENDANGERED HABITATHABITAT
RESTORING THE RING-NECKED RESTORING THE RING-NECKED PHEASANTPHEASANT
THE PHEASANT MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE PHEASANT MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR PA PA 2008-20172008-2017
GOALSGOALS
Restore Wild Pheasant Populations Restore Wild Pheasant Populations Provide 250,000 Game Farm PheasantsProvide 250,000 Game Farm Pheasants Inform and EducateInform and Educate Develop PartnershipsDevelop Partnerships Monitoring and ResearchMonitoring and Research Provide Funding and ResourcesProvide Funding and Resources
SECONDARY PHEASANT RANGE-SECONDARY PHEASANT RANGE-20052005
WPRASWPRAS
TRAP AND TRANSFER OF WILD TRAP AND TRANSFER OF WILD PHEASANTSPHEASANTS
GAME FARM PHEASANTS VS WILD GAME FARM PHEASANTS VS WILD PHEASANTSPHEASANTS
HUNTINGHUNTING DOG TRAININGDOG TRAINING MONITORING MONITORING HABITATHABITAT
Target acres % of cropland Public landacres
Private landAcres
SECURE NESTING COVERGrass/legume 150,000 15% 2,000 148,000Small grains 100,000 10% 500 99,500
WINTER COVERStanding corn 10,000 1% 1,000 9,000Border edges 20,000 2% 2,000 18,000Shrub cover 19,000 1.9% 2,000 17,000Wetlands 1,000 0.01% 100 900
WPRAS-HABITAT WPRAS-HABITAT TARGETSTARGETS
THE FUTURE OF THE PHEASANT THE FUTURE OF THE PHEASANT IN PAIN PA
DEPENDS ON LAND USE OF DEPENDS ON LAND USE OF PRIVATE LANDOWNERSPRIVATE LANDOWNERS
THE 2002 THE 2002 FARMBILLFARMBILL
PRIVATE LAND PRIVATE LAND USEUSE
2007 FARM 2007 FARM BILLBILL
Game FarmsGame Farms
Trap and TransferTrap and Transfer
Monitoring and Monitoring and ResearchResearch
200,000 Wild 200,000 Wild Pheasant HarvestPheasant Harvest
By 2017By 2017
220,000 Game 220,000 Game Farm Birds Stocked-Farm Birds Stocked-132,000 Harvested 132,000 Harvested
200,000 Pheasant 200,000 Pheasant HuntersHunters
HABITAT IS WHERE HABITAT IS WHERE ITS ATITS AT
““WE SHALL NEVER ACHIEVE ABSOLUTEWE SHALL NEVER ACHIEVE ABSOLUTE HARMONY WITH THE LAND, ANY MORE THAN WE HARMONY WITH THE LAND, ANY MORE THAN WE
SHALL ACHIEVE ABSOLUTE JUSTICE AND LIBERTY SHALL ACHIEVE ABSOLUTE JUSTICE AND LIBERTY FOR PEOPLE… IN THESE HIGHER ASPIRATIONS …FOR PEOPLE… IN THESE HIGHER ASPIRATIONS …THE IMPORTANT THING IS TO STRIVE.” THE IMPORTANT THING IS TO STRIVE.”
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