Allegany
County
Pheasant
Program
Inc.
Allegany County Pheasant Program
4884 State Route 19
Belmont, NY 14813-9506
HuntEd
Services
The program provides valuable services to the community by stimulating the county.
The educational aspect of our program works with volunteer organizations to enhance the understanding and appreciation of wildlife.
Our fall release for hunting provides as additional economic benefit by attracting hunters outside of Allegany county.
- The pheasant is one of a group of birds that belong to the same family as the domestic fowl and the peacock.
Ring-necked pheasants, originally from China, and raised by the Allegany Peasant Program, were introduced into North America in the late 1800's and early 1900's. New York's first significant introduction occurred on Long Island in 1892. Pheasants were next releases in upper New York state in the Genesee Valley region from 1897 - 1904.
The pheasant is a medium sized game bird with short, rounded wings and a long tapered tail. The male is of brown, red, golden, black, buff, and blue plumage with a greenish-blue head and a white ring about the neck. The males weigh from 2-1/2 to 4-1/2 pounds. The females are mottled brown and dull in overall appearance and smaller.
Pheasants nest on the ground. The female lays from 6 - 16 buff colored eggs in a hollow among the leaves. The perimeter of hay fields, weed chokes hedgerows, grassy ditches, and tall grass fields are their prime nesting areas. Their spring growing habitat include open areas such as pastures, orchards, and fields. Because of their need for protective cover, these areas are usually near or adjacent to brushy or overgrown areas.
During the spring and summer dense weed, hay, or grain fields provide safe roosting sites. Grain fields provide and import source of food during the fall and winter.
Their diet consists of berries, seeds, waste grains such as corn, grain sorghum, and wheat. Insects and weed seeds are also an important part of their diet.
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Allegany County Pheasant Program
4884 State Route 19
Belmont, NY 14813-9506
HuntEd