Outsmarting Pressured Pheasant
First - keep all talking, whistling, etc. at minimum. If you must talk or whistle don't be loud.
Try coming into the hunting area from the opposite end, whether it be a tree line or more of a field setting. Perhaps there are access roads or other ways to get to the far end of the location. If there are not, then try entering from the usual route, but instead of plodding through the area and pushing the birds, try skirting around an edge or by another route that won't go directly through the hunting area and get the birds moving.
Upon reaching the far end of the property, begin hunting in the exact opposite direction from which the birds are used to seeing pressure. This will often confuse them and cause them to revert back to holding tight until flushed and then taking to the air, thus offering shooting opportunities.
But be careful in how the area is approached. Depending on the landscape, the birds may stay on the ground and move away from hunters until leaving from the other end of the property. This is where hunters must look at the particular area and try to determine the most likely method of escape for the pheasants and then plan the hunt accordingly.
Try coming into the hunting area from the opposite end, whether it be a tree line or more of a field setting. Perhaps there are access roads or other ways to get to the far end of the location. If there are not, then try entering from the usual route, but instead of plodding through the area and pushing the birds, try skirting around an edge or by another route that won't go directly through the hunting area and get the birds moving.
Upon reaching the far end of the property, begin hunting in the exact opposite direction from which the birds are used to seeing pressure. This will often confuse them and cause them to revert back to holding tight until flushed and then taking to the air, thus offering shooting opportunities.
But be careful in how the area is approached. Depending on the landscape, the birds may stay on the ground and move away from hunters until leaving from the other end of the property. This is where hunters must look at the particular area and try to determine the most likely method of escape for the pheasants and then plan the hunt accordingly.
Another method is to split the hunting party into two or more groups and approach the birds from different directions. This multi-direction method will often cause the birds to hold in their positions or either pushes them toward another hunter or group of hunters. Eventually, the birds will be forced to take flight and give someone a shooting opportunity. However, take extreme caution with this method. Hunters should wear plenty of blaze orange and stay in constant visual contact with one another to avoid creating an unsafe crossfire situation. No bird or other animal is worth the risk of a hunting accident.
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