Pheasant "Phacts"
· Rooster pheasants’ tail feathers account for over 60% of their body length.
· Pheasants can fly at speeds up to 60 miles per hour when pursued.
· Tens of millions of dollars are invested into pheasant habitat each year.
· Pheasant hunters travel 100s of miles to hunt pheasants in the Dakotas, primarily South Dakota, where pheasants are the most abundant throughout the entire U.S.
· Ironically humans who invest a lot of time and money into pheasant habitat and well-being are one of their major predators.
· The average length of an adult rooster is a whooping three feet long including its tail feathers.
· Hen pheasants will adopt and raise lost or abandoned chicks.
· Adult pheasants can dig through a foot or more of snow in
search of food.
· Adult pheasants weigh around 2-3 pounds on average.
· The average clutch size of a nest is 12 eggs.
· The average success of a nest is 40-60%.
· A pheasant’s favorite food is grains and insects.
· The average rate of chick survival is 50%.
· The average lifespan in the wild is 10 to 20 months.
In order to ensure accuracy, many resources were used to compile this website. Click References to view these sources.