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Showing 1 to 20 of 22 for “"ring-necked pheasants"”.
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Landscape and population ecology of ring-necked pheasants
… I collected detailed demographic data on ring-necked pheasants on 14 public and private grasslands in east-central Illinois. I monitored 108 nests, 38 broods, and the survival and habitat use of 108 adult female ring-necked pheasants (Phasianus colchicus) throughout the year between May …
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A Clinico-Pathologic Study of Botulism in Ring-Necked Pheasants
… 6 strains of Cl. Botulinum, 2 of which killed pheasants. Inoculated birds were observed and a description of the progression of signs of the disease is given. Juvenile pheasants were inoculated with Types A and C toxin intramuscularly and were given the toxin orally. These birds were observed …
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Seasonal Movements and Behavior of Ring-Necked Pheasants in Eastern South Dakota
… on mobility, behavior, and related activities of pheasants from July 1966 to July 1968 by banding and/or marking 160 birds with backtags and radio transmitters. Food was readily available since the winters were mild with little snow. Birds moved less than 1/4 mile from roosting areas to cornfields …
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Reproductive Ecology of Ring-Necked Pheasants in Central South Dakota's Winter Wheat Landscape
… wheat may be an alternate nesting habitat for pheasants. Winter wheat is predominately undisturbed throughout the pheasant’s nesting season, and undisturbed habitat provides an effective environment for nesting hens to avoid predators. The objectives of this study were to determine pheasant use …
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An Evaluation of Corn and Sorghum as a Winter Food Source for Ring-necked Pheasants
… are used to enhance the over-winter survival of ring-necked pheasants. Yet, few studies have been conducted evaluating the benefits provided by winter diets of com and/or sorghum to pheasants. 1be gut morphology and body condition of 110 pen-reared hen pheasants fed ad libitum and restricted …
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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 …
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Effectiveness of Shelterbelts In Improving Microclimatic Conditions for Pheasants In Eastern South Dakota
To evaluate wintering habitat for ring-necked pheasants (Phasianus colchicus), this study compared microclimate regimes , as determined by wind and temperature, between shelterbelts containing 1 or 2 rows of coniferous tree species with shelterbelts comprised entirely of deciduous tree species and …
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Prevalence of Coccidia in Game-Farm Reared Pheasants in Iowa
… the kinds of coccidian species harbored by pheasants raised under game-farm conditions, and to determine the levels of infection of the coccidian species found. Procedure. Fecal samples collected from a mixed flock of 450 game-farm reared, adult ring-necked pheasants during a 20 week period …
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Telemetric determination of movements and behavior of released pheasants
… in the fall, the other release was made in the spring. The birds were a cross between Western Iranian black-necked (Phasianus colchicus talischensis) and Chinese ring-necked pheasants (P. c. torquatus). Ten of the pheasants released in the fall and five of the pheasants released in the spring were …
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Nontarget Avian Use of DRC-1339 Treated Plots During An Experimental Blackbird Control Program in Eastern South Dakota
… in eastern South Dakota stubble fields during the vernal migration. The potential negative impact on nontarget avian species, in particular ring-necked pheasants (Phasianus colchicus), was evaluated during the treatment periods, March to April 1998 and 1999. Nontarget birds used treated …
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Development of Sustainable Harvest Strategies for Cellulose-Based Biofuels: Harvest Effects on Game Bird Production
… the nest finding success by flushing hen pheasants from their nests. A randomized block design consisting of 4 blocks with 5 plots per block in 2010 and 5 blocks with 3 plots per block in 2011 was established to determine harvest effects of warm season grasses for the production of …
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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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Habitat Selection and Use by Breeding Hen Pheasants in Eastern South Dakota, 1999-2001
Habitat selection and use by breeding female ringnecked pheasants (Phasianus colchicus) was studied during 1999, 2000, and 2001 in eastern South Dakota. Each year during January and February (1999-2001), approximately 60 female pheasants were captured using walk-in funnel traps and were affixed …
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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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Avian Community Structure Associated With Woodland Habitats in Fragmented and Unfragmented Lanscapes in Western South Dakota
… and to provide habitat for game species such as ring-necked pheasants (Phasianus colchicus) and white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus). If nongame woodland birds are the management goal, emphasis should be placed on conserving natural woodlands, but if planted woodlands are chosen, they …
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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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Effects of Two Haying Provisions on Duck Nesting in Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Fields in South Dakota
… drag was used to find duck nests, and flush ring-necked pheasants (Phasianus colchicus) and white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in 27 CRP fields in 5 eastern South Dakota counties. Duck nesting data in hayed and idled strips, hayed and idled blocks, and idled fields (not released for …
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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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Food Plot Effects on Winter Home Range and Survival of Radio-Marked Pheasant Hens in East-Central South Dakota
… a readily available source of food and cover for ring-necked pheasants (hasianus colchicus) through the winter months. Pheasant use of food plots during winter and factors influencing the degree of food plot use is well documented. However, the effect of food plots on winter home range and …
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