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Old 05-04-2005 | 07:25 AM
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Default RE: PA to get wild pheasants from SDakota

One the problems with pen raised birds is that the hens have high propensities toward abandoning nests. I think the survival rate for pen raised birds in general is something like 7% (one year). Wild birds are several time greater. I don't know the stats, but probably something more like 30-40%. If some pen raised birds are already taking to the area, then it bodes well for the chances of the wild birds.
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