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Several surveys are conducted each year to monitor ring-necked pheasant (Phasianus colchicus), including hunter cooperator survey (2017-2018), mail-carrier brood survey (2018-2019) and harvest survey (2013-2015). 

Report of survey findings conducted each year to monitor ring-necked pheasants, including hunter cooperation survey (2016-2017), mail-carrier brood survey (2017-2018) and harvest survey (2010-2011).  

Report of survey findings conducted each year to monitor ring-necked pheasants, including hunter cooperation survey (2016-2017), mail-carrier brood survey (2017-2018) and harvest survey (2010-2011).  

A ring-necked pheasant hides in the grass.

A woman hunter shows off her ring-necked pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) kill.

Summary and compilation of various game bird counts in state game areas from 1952-1956.

Report on a planting project at Tuscola State Game Area in the spring of 1942 to diversify cover for wildlife, primarily small game

Results of several surveys conducted each year to monitor ring-necked pheasant (Phasianus colchicus), including hunter cooperator survey, spring breeding surveys and mail harvest survey.

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) monitors ring-necked pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) distribution and abundance using spring crowing surveys, summer brood surveys and harvest surveys. Northern bobwhite quail (Colinus virginianus) distribution and relative abundance is monitored using whistling surveys and hunter harvest and effort surveys. This report summarizes the results of these surveys and discusses the upcoming hunting season. Crowing surveys were completed along 58 routes in 2001. surveys personnel heard an average of 2.4 pheasant crows per stop. A total of 953 mail carriers returned useable surveys forms. Mail carriers observed 0.39 broods per ten carrier-days this summer compared to 0.52 broods per ten carrier-days during 2000. Records were available from 90 cooperators, who combined to hunt over 1,600 hours in 2000. Cooperators flushed 0.93 roosters per hour and 1.30 hens per hour while hunting. These flush rates are similar to those reported in 1999. Some of the highest pheasant flush rates from 2000 were reported in Eaton, Lenawee, Livingston, and St. Joseph counties. A total of 34 quail whistling surveys were completed in 2001. The overall mean index was 2.2 quail heard per route. In 2000 the overall mean index was 7.9 quail heard per route.

Results of a mail carrier survey taken after the 1959 pheasant season to gather population information.

The Wildlife Pathology Laboratory monitored the health status of put-take pheasants at both the Breeder and Hatchery Unit and Rearing Unit during the production year 1980 (March-December) to detect diseases and other conditions which might threaten the success of the put-take program. In the monitoring effort, sick and dead pheasants were collected and examined by the Wildlife Pathology Laboratory each week. Necropsy results are tabulated for each of the units in this report. The total birds examined in 1980 was 54, up from the 42 examined in 1979. Trauma cases increased from 8 to 14 and pneumonia and aspergillosis cases increased from 13 to 24.

Results and analysis of the 1977 spring pheasant crowing survey.

Results, conditions, and discussion of the 1963 pheasant hunting season.

Results, methodology and analysis of the spring 1970 pheasant crowing cock survey.

Results of a winter rural mail carrier survey of pheasants in 1960.

Memorandum on the adviseability (or lack thereof) of pen-rearing pheasants for restocking and shooting purposes.

Report on a study to determine how soon after infection with marble spleen disease virus the double immunodiffusion test becomes positive and how long positive tests persist in ring-necked pheasants.

Tabular results of banded pheasant returns by hunters during the 1951 season.

Estimates of small game hunting success based off the 1954 postcard survey of hunters.

Since 1987 the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) has been releasing Strauch's pheasants (Phasianus colchicus strauchi), a subspecies of common pheasant, into portions of southern Michigan. The introduction of this bird, referred to as the Sichuan pheasant by MDNR, is one method being undertaken to rebuild declining ringnecked pheasant populations. By 1992 approximately 50,000 birds had been released into 22 counties in southern lower Michigan. Release areas have been closed to pheasant hunting to allow the birds to become established before being exposed to hunting. In 1991 and 1992 some previously closed areas were reopened to pheasant hunting. To determine the influence of the Sichuan releases on pheasant hunting, hunter surveys were conducted during the 1991 and 1992 pheasant seasons. A total of 363 hunting parties, representing 881 individual hunters were checked in 1991. Hunting party size averaged 2.4 hunters, but ranged from 1 to 7. In 2,599 total hours of hunting, the hunters reported seeing 1,157 pheasants, 602 cocks (52%) and 555 hens (48%). This is a sighting ratio of 1.1 cocks per hen. Of the 602 cocks seen, hunters shot 125 (20%), but only retrieved 105 (17.4%) for a crippling rate of 16%. A total of 337 hunting parties, representing 977 individual hunters were checked in 1992. Hunting party size ranged from 1 to 8, and averaged 2.9 hunters per party. In 2,760 total hours of hunting effort, hunters reported seeing 2,036 pheasants, 996 cocks (48.9%) and 1,040 hens (51.1%). This is a sighting ratio of .96 cocks per hen. Of the 996 cocks seen, hunters shot 256 (25.7%), but only retrieved 199 (20.0%) for a crippling rate of 22.3%.

Results of the 1960 rural mail carrier survey of pheasant broods, conducted July 25 - August 6, 1960.