Posted August 2, 2016 2:17 pm by Comments

By Duncan Johnson

Quail
Upland Bird Hunting
Nebraska Games and Parks Commission
Nebraska Games and Parks Commission

LINCOLN-(Ammoland.com)- Nebraska’s upland bird harvest saw a big increase between the 2014 and 2015 seasons, and hunter participation was up as well, according to results from the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission’s annual hunter harvest survey.

Pheasant harvest was up by 26 percent. During the 2015 season, 166,285 rooster pheasants were harvested, compared to 131,423 during the 2014 season. Quail harvest increased by 73 percent, with 91,472 quail harvested in 2015, compared to 52,947 birds in 2014.

In addition, resident small game permit sales were up in 2015 by two percent and nonresident small game permits were up by 23 percent.

“To see such large increases in upland bird harvests shows that our pheasant and quail populations are rebounding from the harsh drought of 2012, and that hunters are taking notice,” said Karie Decker, interim Wildlife Division Administrator for the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. “We are hopeful this is the beginning of an upward trend.”

Early reports indicate that 2015-16 overwinter survival was good for pheasants, quail and other upland game in Nebraska. The …Read the Rest

Source:: AmmoLand

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