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Ring-necked Pheasant and hunter interactions
… understood. I investigated the behavior of both Ring-necked Pheasants (Phasianus colchicus) and hunters at two Pheasant Habitat Areas in central Illinois, which are owned and managed by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources to provide pheasant hunting opportunities and conserve grassland …
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Ring-necked Pheasant Cover Use in Eastern South Dakota
Seasonal cover use of radio-tagged hen pheasants was analyzed and vegetative characteristics of nesting habitat identified in east-central South Dakota during 1983 and 1984. Radio telemetry locations were collected during the summer and fall of 1983 and winter of 1983- 1984 for cover use …
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Effects of Polychlorinated Biphhenyls in the Ring-Necked Pheasant
In 1970 and 1971, cock pheasants (Phasianus colchicus) were given single capsules weekly containing 0 and 25 mg polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB), Aroclor 1254, and hens were given O, 12.5, and 50 mg. Egg production was reduced (P<0.01) in the hens given 50 mg PCB both years. Fertility, determined by …
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Nesting Ecology of the Ring-necked Pheasant in Eastern South Dakota
Nesting of the ring-necked pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) was studied in 1973 and 1974 and 90 randomly chosen 4.05 – ha plots in the Lake Sinai Township of south-western Brookings County. Nest initiation and hatching peaks over the 2-year period occurred from 1-15 may and 16-30 June, respectively. …
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Habitat Characteristics Associated with Ring-necked Pheasant Use of Winter Food Plots in Eastern South Dakota
… South Dakota with the intent to help wintering ring-necked pheasants (Phasianus colchicus) survive. The objective of this study was to evaluate levels of pheasant use of food plots in relation to characteristics of food plots and their peripheral habitats. Thirty food plots were studied …
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Food Plot and Habitat Characteristics Associated With Ring-Necked Pheasant Use of Winter Food Plots in East-Central South Dakota
… plots (primarily corn), planted to benefit wintering ring-necked pheasants (Phasianus colchicus), were studied on private lands in east-central South Dakota during winters 1988-89 through 1991-92. The objective of this study was to evaluate the relationship of winter food plot use by wintering …
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An Evaluation of Duck and Ring-Necked Pheasant Nest Survival and Nest Density in Relation to Patch Size and Landscape Variables in Eastern South Dakota
… to experience decreased nest survival rates for ring-necked pheasants (Phasianus colchicus) and dabbling duck species due to small size and high degrees of fragmentation. Several natural resource agencies currently conserve grasslands throughout eastern South Dakota, but wildlife managers seek …
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Use of Eelctrophoresis to Determine Populations of Pheasants in South Dakota
The ring-necked pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) is an important game bird, and various management techniques have been implemented in its behalf. One of the most common practices has been transplanting or stocking wherein pheasants are introduced into an area with a depleted population in hopes of …
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Avian Nesting Density and Success in Alfalfa, Cool Season CRP, and Warm Season CRP Planting in Eastern South Dakota
… operations. Few studies have been done comparing nest success and densities in Conservation Reserve Program fields (CRP) and alfalfa in South Dakota. Objectives of the study were to: (1) determine avian nest success and densities in dense nesting cover (DNC), warm-season natives (WSN), and …
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Pheasant Use of Wetlands During The Winter and Application of Landsat Imagery For Assessing Winter Habitat
… to investigate 1) vegetative factors influencing ring-necked pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) use of wetlands during the winter, 2) the relationship of land use practices adjacent to wetlands and the use of such wetlands as winter cover by pheasants, and 3) the feasibility of assessing wetlands as …
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Pheasant Use and Waterfowl Production on State and Private Lands
Ring-necked pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) use on state-owned game production areas was compared to that on privately-owned areas in east-central South Dakota. Four 80-acre and four 160-acre tracts of state lands were paired with private areas of the same size having the same amount of wetland and …
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Effects of Land Use on Avifauna in the Lake Thompson Watershed, South Dakota
Roadside counts of avifauna were conducted during 1995 and 1996 in the Lake Thompson Watershed (L TW) to assess breeding bird abundance and evaluate the effects of land use on their distribution. Waterfowl were surveyed first, then all breeding birds, then ring-necked pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) …
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Avian Nesting Densities and Success in Introduced Cool-Season Grass-Legume Plantings Versus Warm-Season Native Grass Planting in South Dakota 2002-2003
… provide good winter cover. Recently a trend favoring WSN has emerged, but limited information exists on nesting density and success of cool-season grass-legume plantings (dense nesting cover [DNC]) versus WSN. Fields of DNC and WSN were selected in pairs (< 1-km apart) and 10% of each field’s …
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Calcium Dynamics Affecting Egg Production, Skeletal Integrity, and Egg Coloration in Ring-necked Pheasants (Phasianus colchicus)
… to journals based on an experiment conducted on Ring-necked Pheasants (Phasianus colchicus). Calcium limits the distribution of this species, which produces 7-15 eggs per clutch. They may renest up to 5 times per breeding season on a diet low in calcium. The first chapter examines egg production …
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Anthraquinone Corn Seed Treatment (Avitec™) As A Feeding Repellent for Ring-Necked Pheasants (Phasianus colchicus) on Newly Planted Corn in Eastern South Dakota
In recent years South Dakota’s ring-necked pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) population has increased and, along with it, complaints from agricultural producers regarding pheasant depredation on newly planted and emerging corn have increased. Heisterberg (1984) estimated that $49 million is lost to …