dicky82 1 Posted July 12, 2010 Report Share Posted July 12, 2010 on another forum i use someone was chatting about reeves pheasants. somebody menchined that they dont do very well when released but that hybrid ones do ok, anybody any experience with them? more out of curiosity im asking. . Quote Link to post
dicky82 1 Posted July 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2010 I don't have first hand experience of releasing reeves, but it is of course illegal now. really? why so? Quote Link to post
dicky82 1 Posted July 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2010 because they're non native. well ya learn something new everyday. the same could be said for all pheasants though? they're aisan birds as far as i know, probably wrong though. Quote Link to post
dicky82 1 Posted July 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2010 yeah but they hve been here for so long they classed as native. ah i know that just a thought was all, it poses the question though what impact would (for example) the reeves pheasant have on the eco system, its not as if its the rabbit or the caine toad, which were introduced to eco systems they did not belong and have had huge impacts on those eco systems. if they are after all to be used as a game species and would probably be managed by game keepers and the like would they really do any harm even though they are foreign. . . ? Quote Link to post
CarraghsGem 92 Posted July 13, 2010 Report Share Posted July 13, 2010 what about white pheasants are they viable or legal to release? Quote Link to post
dicky82 1 Posted July 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2010 what about white pheasants are they viable or legal to release? plenty of lads selling them in ireland and i beleive they are a money maker for shoot orginisers on the driven shoot days. would they be classed as a sub species of pheasant or an albino version of the standard bird? Quote Link to post
ratattack 111 Posted July 13, 2010 Report Share Posted July 13, 2010 White pheasants are just that...a white pheasant. usually released to be a novelty for the guns with a fine on his head if it gets shot. They were also used years ago to alert a keeper to poachers taking birds at night off the roost. Quote Link to post
Malt 379 Posted July 13, 2010 Report Share Posted July 13, 2010 I was reading up on this earlier funnily enough! You can release them, but it has to be done under licence apparently. Quote Link to post
neil cooney 10,416 Posted July 14, 2010 Report Share Posted July 14, 2010 As far as I know Reeves aren't illegal in Ireland as they don't crossbred. Chukars and a few types of partridge are however as they'll hybridise. But I could be wrong. There's a club near me that's been releasing Reeves's for a few years now and they sure are an impressive bird but I think they're as much a novelty as anything else. I do know that some people stopped releasing them as they were quiet aggresive and territorial towards the Ringnecks. The first time I seen a photo of a reeves in a local paper shot locally I thought it was a hoax as it had a tail 6 or 7 foot long. Quote Link to post
dicky82 1 Posted July 14, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2010 As far as I know Reeves aren't illegal in Ireland as they don't crossbred. Chukars and a few types of partridge are however as they'll hybridise. But I could be wrong. There's a club near me that's been releasing Reeves's for a few years now and they sure are an impressive bird but I think they're as much a novelty as anything else. I do know that some people stopped releasing them as they were quiet aggresive and territorial towards the Ringnecks. The first time I seen a photo of a reeves in a local paper shot locally I thought it was a hoax as it had a tail 6 or 7 foot long. 6 or 7 feet long thats impressive Quote Link to post
NORELATION 6 Posted July 14, 2010 Report Share Posted July 14, 2010 Its not illegal for animals to escape. I know of irish men on another form whose american wild turkeys, reves pheasants and golden pheasants regularly escape. Its just so hard to keep the feckers in their pens reves do quiet well in the wild by all accounts. Quote Link to post
neil cooney 10,416 Posted July 14, 2010 Report Share Posted July 14, 2010 As far as I know Reeves aren't illegal in Ireland as they don't crossbred. Chukars and a few types of partridge are however as they'll hybridise. But I could be wrong. There's a club near me that's been releasing Reeves's for a few years now and they sure are an impressive bird but I think they're as much a novelty as anything else. I do know that some people stopped releasing them as they were quiet aggresive and territorial towards the Ringnecks. The first time I seen a photo of a reeves in a local paper shot locally I thought it was a hoax as it had a tail 6 or 7 foot long. 6 or 7 feet long thats impressive I remember seeing the photo and it showed one man holding the bird and 3 or 4 lads holding the tail. I thought they were holding it to stop the sellotape breaking,LOL but I shoot with a cousin of the lad who shot it so he confirmed it. Quote Link to post
dicky82 1 Posted July 14, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2010 (edited) Its not illegal for animals to escape. I know of irish men on another form whose american wild turkeys, reves pheasants and golden pheasants regularly escape. Its just so hard to keep the feckers in their pens reves do quiet well in the wild by all accounts. i couldnt possibly comment on the durability of another mans pens heard the reeves dont do so good when released? might be differant success rates in differant areas. Edited July 14, 2010 by dicky82 Quote Link to post
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