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4-H Pheasant Rearing Workshop

• Wednesday, March 13, 2024, 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

Other upcoming 4-H Pheasant Rearing Workshops

*DUE TO LOW ENROLLMENT,  SCHUYLER COUNTY WORKSHOP HAS BEEN POSTPONED

SCHUYLER COUNTY*

Monday, March 11 from 6pm - 7:30pm at Schuyler County Human Services Complex 

CAYUGA COUNTY

Friday, March 22 from 6pm-7:30pm at Scipio Center Volunteer Fire Department

Learn how you can get free day-old pheasant chicks to raise and release into the wild. 

Come to this free workshop and learn from staff from the Richard E. Reynolds Game Farm as they explain how the program works and give tips and ideas on successfully raising the day old chicks. The staff will also answer questions and give insights on what is required to make this program work for you.

Rearing pheasants is enjoyable and challenging and also a good teaching tool for youth. Releasing the pheasants offers fall hunting opportunities and pheasants are an enjoyable addition to a property. The cooperator program provides a means for youth and adults to learn about the husbandry and natural history of pheasants, with an incentive to expand areas open for public hunting and to improve habitat for grassland wildlife species.

ABOUT THE PROGRAM

Pheasant hunting has a long tradition as one the most popular small game hunting activities in New York State, but wild populations of this introduced species have reached all-time lows. Without propagation and release programs, pheasant hunting opportunities would not exist in New York. The NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has a long history of propagating pheasants to help meet the demand for pheasant hunting opportunities. Cornell Cooperative Extension of Seneca County (CCE Seneca) is offering you an opportunity to get involved in this worthwhile project.

The Cooperative Day-old Pheasant Chick Program (DOCP) is one of the DEC’s programs that help make more game available for hunting and bird watching in the area. The DEC's Bureau of Wildlife owns and operates the Richard E. Reynolds Game Farm located near Ithaca, the state's only pheasant production facility. Approximately 40,000 day-old chicks are hatched and distributed to cooperators. Each cooperator receives a specified number of free day-old chicks to raise and release at no additional expense to DEC. All birds must be released on lands open for public hunting. Program participants include 4-H youth, sportsmen clubs, landowners, farmers, schools, NYS Department of Corrections, and other individuals. For the past 11 years Seneca County has been one of the top three counties with the number of birds raised and released.

If you are unable to access the internet when registering, please call CCE Seneca at 315-539-9251

Fee

Free

Register

https://reg.cce.cornell.edu/4hpheasantrearing2024_245

Location

CCE Seneca
369 East Main Street
(1 story section, West end of U of R Finger Lakes Health complex that also houses Huntington Living Center and Outpatient Rehabilitation Services).
Waterloo, New York 13165

Last updated March 12, 2024