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Black PheasantAnyone else noticed the increase in numbers of black pheasants? Not noticed them before but this year there seems to be loads around here.
A friend of mines husband is a game keeper in Scotland and they live on the estate. They had some silver pheasant which were incredibly tame - not much good for shooting as they weren't keen on flying so consequently they had been hanging around for a bit. No longer - a shooter was exercising his dog, pheasant wondered of to dog, its now an ex pheasant. Maria was devistated - she's been feeding the bird in her garden since last season!
To be honest I didn't realise pheasants came in different colours!
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Big Phil
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Pity the flavour doesnt correspond with flavour: black for liqurice, brown for gravy, light brown for chocolate, silver for chicken. Then you could pick the flavour for your meal as they fly over.
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fish
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of course there are many species of pheasant 35 if i recall corectly,and the ones we have most comonly raised for the shoot ,the common or ring necked pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
comes in many shades from white to black,allthough the extremes are rare.you probably find that theres more black/dark ones as theyre being selectively bred.
heres some pics of different species of pheasant:
golden pheasant:
lady amhurst pheasant:
reeves pheasant:
silver pheasant:
crested fireback pheasant:
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Guest
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I sort of knew about the onamental phesant I was just surprised to see them from a shoot. Spoke to a beater friend and he said all the beaters hate the black phesant as they can't get them to fly high enough for the guns.
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Guest
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Talking of phesant fish, do you want some tail geathers ? - you've probably got enough at this time of year I would think
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fish
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cleaver birds! i could use some of those for flytying! if you can lay yer hands on one ille buy it!
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Guest
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you want the black ones? No probs I'll get my beater friend to gather some for you. Cost - don't be soft :roll:
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Tidal_wear
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Melanistic pheasants arent uncommon,I even saw them in the wild in China,at night in the dark their silhoutte looks exactly the same as their normal coloured brethren,till you get them home :wink:
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steve
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we have got a few black pheasants on the shoot i belong to, i was told a lot of eggs came from france and we have some loverly coulored pheasants this year mind you if you shoot a black pheasant you have to bung the keeper a extra 20 quid at the end of the day!.
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Tidal_wear
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End of the day :shock: Arent pheasants normally shot at night :wink:
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fish
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never SHOT at night thatd get far too much attention! thats what a throwing stick is for! :roll:
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steve
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well a few years ago all my pheasants were shot at night when they would make you 30 bob a brace now i think its not worth loosing a nights sleep over a few pheasants, as the old saying goes the best keeper is a reformed poacher!.
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Yeeharr
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| fish wrote: | | never SHOT at night thatd get far too much attention! thats what a throwing stick is for! :roll: |
You can shoot a catapult at night!!!!! 8)
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Tidal_wear
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| fish wrote: | | never SHOT at night thatd get far too much attention! thats what a throwing stick is for! :roll: |
Taken over 100 in a night mate,.22 rimmie loaded with shorts :oops:
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fish
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ide poach the odd one or two for the sport but when i can buy them at 50p a brace its not worth the hastle!
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Tidal_wear
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They used to be worth a lot more mate,no money in it now,not that I ever did it for the cash,I was just addicted to the game when I was a kid,even got one with a blow-gun once :shock:
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fish
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nice! :wink:
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