Raising the Pheasant/Quail Population...
Hello guys I have been pheasant hunting for the past 10 years ( I am now 20years old). My family farms about 6000 acres that I hunt every weekend during the Illinois Upland season. We have introduced some good cover for the birds; clover, cattails in the creek, tall grass, lots of fence rows. I am wanting to try and give more help to the pheasant population and maybe try to establish some sort of quail population because it is nonexistant. I am thinking about maybe putting in some food plots and raising a couple hundred pheasants and quail this summer. What I am asking is what do you think I should plant as a food plot. I have been leaning towards sorhgum because I think it would be a great winter cover but I am not for sure because I have not had experience with it. Also how much will raising and releasing those birds help the population. I know that I will probably won't make it explode but if I do this for 5-10 years could it do a lot for my area? Also will I need to plant some bushes and stuff for the quail? Can they survive in the tall grass, fence rows, and food plots? Thank you.