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Title: What pheasants eat?
Post by: Bowgina on December 14, 2012, 07:11:39 AM

Well i guess they like praying mantis cacoons!

Title: Re: What pheasants eat?
Post by: ghosthunter on December 14, 2012, 07:14:49 AM

Like most birds I think they will eat about any thing.

Title: Re: What pheasants eat?
Post by: boneaddict on December 14, 2012, 07:16:00 AM

Interesting

Title: Re: What pheasants eat?
Post by: Bowgina on December 14, 2012, 07:30:27 AM

what was wierd was how big a pheasant can open its mouth.... i have killed hundreds of em and never opened there beaks....

Title: Re: What pheasants eat?
Post by: singleshot12 on December 14, 2012, 07:55:18 AM

Well thats better than them eating dog crap. I've cleaned 2 or 3 release site birds now with dog waste in their crop :puke:. Sorry no pics. :chuckle:  I guess they have to survive somehow when there is no available grain.

Title: Re: What pheasants eat?
Post by: Bowgina on December 14, 2012, 08:04:11 AM

Quote from: singleshot12 on December 14, 2012, 07:55:18 AM

Well thats better than them eating dog crap. I've cleaned 2 or 3 release site birds now with dog waste in their crop :puke:. Sorry no pics. :chuckle:  I guess they have to survive somehow when there is no available grain.

YUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUK

Title: Re: What pheasants eat?
Post by: Elkrunner on December 14, 2012, 08:40:52 AM

Quote from: singleshot12 on December 14, 2012, 07:55:18 AM

Well thats better than them eating dog crap. I've cleaned 2 or 3 release site birds now with dog waste in their crop :puke:. Sorry no pics. :chuckle:  I guess they have to survive somehow when there is no available grain.

That is just nasty!

Title: Re: What pheasants eat?
Post by: Bullkllr on December 14, 2012, 07:18:31 PM

I've known them to pick corn from cow piles, but dog crap.........yuk!

Title: Re: What pheasants eat?
Post by: boneaddict on December 15, 2012, 07:17:25 AM

They can swallow a decent sized mouse whole.