Trees For Roosting

[ollywilli 49]

I have been looking about our local shoot wood and wondering what type of trees pheasants like to roost in the best? Is it pine type trees, or the more open trees like oaks, chestnuts which brances arnt as close together.

[toby63 1,236]

on my shoot they tend to like hawthorn bushes

[paulus 26]

depends on the weather conditions and whats available

[air gun ant 1,666]

I have been looking about our local shoot wood and wondering what type of trees pheasants like to roost in the best? Is it pine type trees, or the more open trees like oaks, chestnuts which brances arnt as close together.

good question mate?

[ollywilli 49]

The reason I ask is that I was going to be planting some trees in or arround the wood.

Probably a variation and also take advantage of the amount of pine (and similar) trees about to be thrown away.

[Mr Wilkes 3,026]

Our local pheasants tend to choose hawthorn, but they move to higher trees (birch, oak) as the season progresses. they also don't like to sit in a howling gale if they can help it, always choosing to sit on the east side of a wood if its a west wind .

 

edited to ad "the coat is ok"

[ollywilli 49]

Thanks mr wilkes, illgive you a ring next week as in cas on day

[lurchermann 30]

Ours like to be in the tight trees out the way on my uncles shoot.

[farmerrow 5]

Larch surrounded by Lawson cypress or western red cedar nothing better for roosting cover lovely and warm five star accommodation for a pheasant

[Gkeeper111 22]

Second farmerrows post!

 

Gk