I didn't think many states released pen raised birds for hunting anymore so I was surprised that Wyoming does.
https://wgfd.wyo.gov/News/Bird-farms-provide-hunters-with-ample-opportunitieI remember Illinois did some put/take hunts outside of Chicago but I'm not aware of too many states that do this anymore. Do any other states do this? If so, what's your opinion of it?
Texas releases rainbow trout in a bunch of local water ways starting next month but that's about the only put/take stuff I'm aware of around here. A lot of local public lands don't have many upland birds anymore and could probably get a lot of interest and participation if they did some release hunts. There are a few private clubs around here but they are fairly pricey.
Hey, I apologize for getting your post sidetracked by engaging in a pissing contest against a short barrel.
To answer your question, the state I grew up in had good pheasants hunting when I lived there. But since then a lot of agricultural land got converted into half-million dollar homes. The dow couldn't compete with the developers to acquire that habitat, so they now stock pheasants on wildlife areas that can support them to provide hunting opportunities for lazy dumb fuggs.
The state I live in now doesn't stock pheasants, so lazy dumb fuggs have to hunt wild birds. Or pay to hunt at game preserves.
