Welsh shooter Posted Monday at 11:51 Report Share Posted Monday at 11:51 Can I find out/get advice if it is a bad idea to release pheasants out off the release pen into more open ground, they will have hedge lines to run up and the cover back in the pen. Aim is to push feed them to the top of the hill. Any feedback would be appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted Monday at 12:01 Report Share Posted Monday at 12:01 Welcome to Pigeon Watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam triple Posted Monday at 12:38 Report Share Posted Monday at 12:38 Like this release pen in woods next to crop field , hedge rows and maize cover crops , shot this Saturday! This photo was taken this morning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted Monday at 12:40 Report Share Posted Monday at 12:40 Were you shivering? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam triple Posted Monday at 13:41 Report Share Posted Monday at 13:41 1 hour ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: Were you shivering? In disbelief as to how many came out of the cover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welsh shooter Posted Monday at 15:49 Author Report Share Posted Monday at 15:49 it will be in to quite an open field no crops. as per the image, feeding them up the hedge line, red being the pen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weihrauch17 Posted Tuesday at 23:28 Report Share Posted Tuesday at 23:28 You ideally need to release them into cover where you can try and feed and hold them, that to me is the worst case scenario. Having said that mild winters and a none reliance on Wheat killed our shoots ability to hold birds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jall25 Posted Wednesday at 05:10 Report Share Posted Wednesday at 05:10 We do something similar - works grand We have good cover at the top of the hill - have you ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old'un Posted Wednesday at 10:50 Report Share Posted Wednesday at 10:50 Need more details, as been asked where are your cover crops? What is the surrounding area like, woods, more open fields? How step is the hill? How far from release pen is your flushing point? If its a shallow hill will the birds get any height in them before gliding down to the pen? Lots of question really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rim Fire Posted yesterday at 07:29 Report Share Posted yesterday at 07:29 On 13/01/2025 at 15:49, Welsh shooter said: it will be in to quite an open field no crops. as per the image, feeding them up the hedge line, red being the pen. Yes we do the same i whistle my birds upto the drive every morning when you first let the poults out just leapfrog the feeders to where you want them then when you got them to where you want them just feed them there the conifers in the background the drive is beyond that On 11/09/2024 at 10:44, Rim Fire said: As jall says they should be out by now these are some of ours starting to guide them where I need them this is just one of our pens this morning VID-20240828-WA0001.mp4 2.38 MB · 16 downloads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old'un Posted yesterday at 09:44 Report Share Posted yesterday at 09:44 2 hours ago, Rim Fire said: Yes we do the same i whistle my birds upto the drive every morning when you first let the poults out just leapfrog the feeders to where you want them then when you got them to where you want them just feed them there the conifers in the background the drive is beyond that but where he is showing the blue arrow there is no cover? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rim Fire Posted 12 hours ago Report Share Posted 12 hours ago 20 hours ago, old'un said: but where he is showing the blue arrow there is no cover? They will end up in that wood to the right of his picture Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old'un Posted 10 hours ago Report Share Posted 10 hours ago 2 hours ago, Rim Fire said: They will end up in that wood to the right of his picture Yep, looking at the amount of woodland surrounding that release pen I think that once the birds get into that they will be lost, the woodland at the bottom right, next to the release pen looks a perfect place for birds to be lost in, the only thing I can think of is he is planing to feed them up the hedgerow and into the wood at the top of the picture as he said there is no cover crop where the blue arrow is, he will have his work cut out holding them there. Be nice if the OP came back and gave us some details. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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