Hunting for pheasants can be rewarding and very exasperating. Pheasants can be hard to locate; they like to hide in tall weeds and grass as well as corn fields. The time of day that you hunt could make a difference as well as the weather.
The best thing to have to be successful is a good bird dog. Hunters like labs are mostly used, but pointers are used too. A good dog can flush out pheasants for you and find them after they are downed. Driving pheasants by slowly walking through a field in an erratic pattern will force the game toward others waiting uphill. Forcing them to go uphill, they will fly higher than if going down.
When the weather is hot and dry pheasants tend to stay near water. They may hang out near water facets, livestock drinking areas, small streams and irrigation equipment.
A good place to start young dogs is at a private hunt club. They sometimes will open before the regular hunting season to enable hunters to sharpen their dogs.
Using the right gun is also an important issue. Many like a 20 gauge shotgun while others like a 12 gauge. Some hunters use a No. 5 shot while others have tried 7 1/2 shot. They found that the birds are tougher and may survive.
Time your hunts for early morning and late afternoon. This is the time when the birds come out to feed. Look for signs that there are pheasants in the area by looking for tracks, check corn fields and listen for roosters crowing.
When hunting be patient, wait for the birds to come to you. The best hunting can come right after it turns cold and don’t forget to follow the rules and regulations on hunting in the area that you are in.
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