Author Topic: Half Melanistic bird (Read 5853 times)

NWBREW · « **Reply #1 on:** November 30, 2011, 02:31:42 AM »

Is that one of your birds? Pretty damn nice.

boneaddict · « **Reply #2 on:** November 30, 2011, 02:36:45 AM »

One of my pure melanistic birds has been running around the Wenas breeding with some ringnecks I assume. This bird is a free range pheasant that came looking for a bit of corn. It looks about %50 melanistic. Could possibly be two generations out. I seen a black hen about a week ago. The mels tend to be spookier than the regular ringnecks.

Skyvalhunter · « **Reply #3 on:** November 30, 2011, 05:40:46 AM »

Sure is a pretty bird. Great shot

Dhoey07 · « **Reply #4 on:** November 30, 2011, 07:07:27 AM »

Sweet pic

singleshot12 · « **Reply #5 on:** December 01, 2011, 03:53:17 PM »

Those are great birds!! Hardy pheasants, Wish somebody would raise more of them and start releasing them on the west side.

87Ford · « **Reply #6 on:** December 01, 2011, 06:45:56 PM »

That's cool!

carpsniperg2 · « **Reply #7 on:** December 04, 2011, 06:46:50 PM »

Here you go bone, been looking for these and found them today. It was mixed in with all my NZ pics from this year. This is a full blood from New Zealand. I have always been trying to shoot one when I am over there. They always pop out when I am big game hunting and never when I have a shotgun in my hands. Thought I would share

boneaddict · « **Reply #8 on:** December 05, 2011, 07:29:50 AM »

I'll be damned. Nice Carp.

WCTaxidermy · « **Reply #9 on:** December 05, 2011, 01:41:19 PM »

Bone that is one very nice looking bird. When did you take the picture? He looks like he is displaying his Spring Wattles. Thanks for sharing the pic......John

boneaddict · « **Reply #10 on:** December 05, 2011, 08:32:25 PM »

Good question John. Its an older pic. It might have been spring. He was certainly calling alot. I ahve a full one in the freezer I keep contemplating hooking up with you or doing myself. I got a new office at work and was thinking hed be cool in there. Hopefully he isn't freezer burned yet.

RadSav · « **Reply #11 on:** December 16, 2011, 02:17:31 AM »

I too wish more guys raised them and Reeves around here. Pretty dang tasty too!!!

boneaddict · « **Reply #12 on:** December 16, 2011, 02:22:03 PM »

Those are probably some of my Reeves Genetics you have there.

I sold some to a gentleman who was raising them and releasing them down in Dayton/Blues for the WDFW. He liked the heads on mine.

Their biggest downfall is their aggression.

RadSav · « **Reply #13 on:** December 16, 2011, 02:33:22 PM »

The big one there had about a 3' tail. He flew over me and I thought he was a peacock he was so big and noisy. Fantastic eating. We took these with Skip Geer at the Mayville Flat reserve in Fossil, OR.

boneaddict · « **Reply #14 on:** December 16, 2011, 03:20:51 PM »

They are a cool bird. Their tails get up to 6 feet. I've got one with a tail about 48 inches now. Theres been a pretty good population around Dayton, but don't know if they are breeding or not. Typical of pheasants, they can be dumb as sticks.

RadSav · « **Reply #15 on:** December 16, 2011, 03:27:37 PM »

Their tails get up to 6 feet!!!

Would love to see the Sandy dog retreive one like that. That'd be a picture to remember.

singleshot12 · « **Reply #16 on:** December 16, 2011, 05:33:15 PM »

I love them birds!!! I really do need to start raising them again

RadSav · « **Reply #17 on:** December 16, 2011, 05:39:04 PM »

If you raise 'em I'll help you shoot 'em. And eat 'em!

singleshot12 · « **Reply #18 on:** December 16, 2011, 05:53:57 PM »

LOL, yeah I might need help shooting them, last time I raised birds released them and didn't have the heart to shoot them. I thought maybe they'd have a chance at making it. So yea I'd rather you help me eat them rather than the coyotes, hawks and owls getting fat off them .

Birdguy · « **Reply #19 on:** December 16, 2011, 10:33:47 PM »

I bought a few reeves roosters from a guy out of Walla Walla a few years back. He was raising about 400 a year for release in the dayton/blues area. I got a couple real nice roosters...you can really get good ones when you are looking at 50-75 to choose from. I bet it was the same guy you dealt with Bone. He said he remembered hunting them as a kid when the GAME Dept. released a bunch, liked it so much he was trying it again.

boneaddict · « **Reply #20 on:** December 17, 2011, 07:31:19 AM »

He took the creme of my crop. Some damn good Reeves genetics. I think he was working on releasing mountain quail down there too. Its been awhile since I have talked to him. Real nice guy.

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