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Title: Melanistic/Ringneck
Post by: Backstrap on November 10, 2019, 07:01:25 PM

Took this bird on a west side release site this weekend. Thought I’d share...

Title: Re: Melanistic/Ringneck
Post by: Badhabit on November 10, 2019, 07:10:54 PM

Ptobably not. There are 2 varieties of pheas. Chinese and Mongolian. Probably a Chinese variety. They have a lot more white. I shot a chinese pen raised in Idaho years ago.

Title: Re: Melanistic/Ringneck
Post by: boneaddict on November 10, 2019, 07:13:45 PM

(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv47%2Fboneaddict%2FAntler%2520Images%2Fmelanist.jpg&hash=d4ac57f7b2a8ee25c7dee66a07f747e0dc9a29e6)

Title: Re: Melanistic/Ringneck
Post by: Samloffler on November 11, 2019, 07:57:00 AM

Yup, those look normal to me. Some of the game farm guys around here have the black ones, and there is no mistaking them.

Title: Re: Melanistic/Ringneck
Post by: nwwanderer on November 13, 2019, 09:51:28 AM

Looks like some green pheasant influence, as in Bone's picture

Title: Re: Melanistic/Ringneck
Post by: Dhoey07 on December 06, 2019, 07:36:05 AM

Here a black one my ole man shot a few years back.

Title: Re: Melanistic/Ringneck
Post by: Fishmaker57 on December 06, 2019, 08:57:45 AM

Sichuan Pheasant, no ring, much darker.

Title: Re: Melanistic/Ringneck
Post by: AL WORRELLS KID on June 29, 2020, 06:11:24 PM

 A few years back I had a few of my Lady Amherst Cocks get out of their pens and head for the hills.
I always hoped some lucky Hunter got a thrill when he went to pick up his downed bird.... instead of some hungry Coyote getting them. ;)
Doug

Title: Re: Melanistic/Ringneck
Post by: nwwanderer on July 01, 2020, 05:50:32 AM

Always makes me wonder what the colors were on a maturing T. Rex as they now think they had feathers