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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1930 1935 1940 1945 1950 1955 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995

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PA Pheasant HarvestPA Pheasant Harvest

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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

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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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