Mike,

I agree and have seen the same things....an occasional bird in the spring while turkey hunting but nothing significant. However, the game commission is stocking hens with the cockbirds though I do not think it is having any effect in terms of repopulating the area. I do know that there is a wild pheasant population down along the Lehigh River between Fullerton and Northampton. We walk the Rails to Trails paths throughout the year and regularly see birds in that area.

I hunted SGL 205 last saturday for about an hour and had to leave because at every turn there was another couple of hunters, even If you got a bird up it would have been a free for all. PaBowhunter, I also hunt that land quite often. One of my buddy' s lives in Clausville and we always get together for hunting.

I' m very familiar with that area. I worked in Whitehall for 30 years. Used to hunt pheasants where they now have a Walmart & Sam' s Club and also behind the present Ice Palace.

They are tasty and good looking animals, but correct me if I' m wrong... Pheasants aren' t even native to the United States. Yes, it is nice to hunt them every once and a while, but my experience with stocked pheasants has been walking up on " tame" birds that will either just stand there or walk/run away. I guess if you have a good dog, they will flush it out, but I don' t agree with shooting them on the ground.

As far as shooting them when the truck is releasing them... That' s not hunting, that' s trap shooting.