In response to a query I received earlier this weekend, extensive research has shown hunting has little-to-no effect on pheasant reproduction and populations. Hens and roosters are easily distinguished in wingshooting situations, and because hens are protected through game regulations, pheasants are actually managed much more conservatively than many other gamebirds. Additionally, roosters are polygamous – meaning that they will mate with multiple hens – hunting in effect is only removing a “surplus” of males not absolutely necessary for reproduction the following spring.
To learn more about the Lazy Lab Hunting Club and our stance on upland game management and conservation, please reach out to us at info@lazylabhc.org. If you’d like to help us continue to provide these unique forms of outdoor therapy for American military personnel and their families, please consider gifting your tax-deductible donation by heading to lazylabhc.org/give/.
*** Photo is credited to Mr. John Charbonneau – volunteer media lead at the LLHC ***
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