Observations on Aggressive Behavior of Male Ring-Necked Pheasants in Wisconsin

Habitat Selection by Cock Pheasants in Spring

“…The size of the sampled territories was 1 82 + 0 28 ha, compared with 2 51 ha found by Lachlan & Bray (1973) and 1 72 ha found by Burger (1966).…”

“…Pheasants were counted during mid-March to late April from 1966 to 1969 using the methods of Kimball (1949) and Burger (1966) Table 2. made each year. Systematic transects of the area were made, by Land Rover and on foot, before and after sunrise and before dusk-the peak periods of crowing intensity-and the locations of all crowing cocks were mapped.…”

“…Wight (1945) considered shrub cover to be a critical habitat component but other authors (Baskett 1947;Taber 1949;Burger 1966;Gates & Hale 1974) found that where shrub cover was lacking, tall herbaceous cover would sometimes suffice. Hazel was little used for roosting but concentrations of droppings indicated that pheasants frequently slept under or at the edge of bramble and long herbage.…”

“…Burger 1966) in which the structural character of the vegetation is of greater importance than the species composition. Burger 1966) in which the structural character of the vegetation is of greater importance than the species composition.…”

Predation on brown hare and ring‐necked pheasant populations in southern Sweden

“…The breeding population density of pheasants was estimated by counting territorial cocks and considering the sex ratio (G6ransson"1980). Crowing cocks were located and mapped in April and May according to Kimball (1949) and Burger (1966). The sex ratio was determined by counting cocks and hens in mornings and evenings when pheasants were foraging in open areas.…”