Once again - great pictures. "Ditch Parrots" never heard them called that before. In IN the only way to really hunt them is what we call a put-and-take situation where you release farm raised birds and then "hunt" them. I don't think we have much true habitt for them. IN has seen a great reduction in upland birds over the past few decades as clean farming practices and row crop farming has expanded. It's hard to find brushy draws, NWSG fields or even brushy fence lines in the areas of decent agriculture anymore. They claim quail are an indicator species to your habitat condition - well the indication is we suck because we have few quail. I see/hear a few every once in a while - fun to watch my dogs look for them and watch the birds flush and the dog looks up like, "what the hell was that?" I have never hunted pheasants before - maybe something I need to add to the bucket list.
pic from Pheasants Forever Magazine this fall.
