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Wild Pheasant Reintroduction Into Central Pennsylvania CREP • Why try to reintroduce wild pheasants in
PA?
• Why in Central PA?
• Why now?
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The PlanStart Date Winter 2007
• 300 pheasants trapped and released for 3 consecutive years.
• Release areas in Western Columbia, Montour and Northern Northumberland Counties.
• Release areas decided by favorable habitat • Radio tagging of birds and nesting studies• Lands closed to pheasant hunting for 6
years
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Why Wild Pheasants?
Why spend thousands of dollars to bring in wild pheasants from South Dakota? Hasn’t the Game Commission been releasing pheasants for years?
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Wild Pheasants Vs. Game Farm
• SD biologist Tony Leif’s hen study in SD 1994• 8 week old young pheasants produced per 100
hens• Game Farm Hens -16• Wild Hens- 169
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Game FarmWild
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Why Central PA?
Montour CountyAcres in soil bank 1964= 6,819
Acres in CREP and CRP 2008= 7,609
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Historical Class 1 Pheasant Range In Red
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0 3 61.5 Miles-
Legend
Water
Low-density Urban
High-density Urban
Hay/Pasture
Row Crops
Conifer Forest
Mixed Forest
Deciduous Forest
Woody Wetland
Emergent Wetland
Quarries
Coal Mines
Transitional
Montour County Columbia CountyNorthumberland County
Study Area Core
Watsontown
Turbotville
Milton
Danville
Millville
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The Problem
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CREP Harvested Corn
Dilution Is The Solution
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Wild Pheasant Releases
Over 900 wild pheasants from Montana and South Dakota have been released in the reintroduction area. The average rooster to hen ratio is about 1:5.
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Results from the First Two YearsWe are using flushing surveys and spring crowing counts to monitor survival. Early results cause us to be optimistic.
Flushing Surveys2008 - 140 birds total2009 - 252 birds total
Spring Crowing Count Route Through Release Area2006 – 1 Rooster (before start of program)2007- 9 Roosters2008- 16 Roosters2009- 25 RoostersThese surveys and crowing route only measure a part of the release area.
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Why Now?• CREP is a 10 or 15 year agricultural conservation program that started in 2000 providing thousands of acres of nesting cover.
• Success of this wild pheasant program can be used to renew current contracts and expand additional CREP programs.
• Many other threatened or endangered grassland wildlife benefits from this program.
•It is imperative that these CREP programs be continued or the plan will fail in the future.
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What Do We Expect To Get Out Of All This?
MORE!
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MORE OF THIS
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AND THESE
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AND THIS
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• For more information visit our web site at:
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