Upland game bird
Upland game bird is an American term which refers to non-water fowl game birds hunted with pointing breeds, flushing spaniels, and retrievers.
Upland game birds
- Ring necked pheasant
- Bobwhite quail
- Blue Grouse
- Ruffed Grouse
- Sharptailed Grouse
- Sage Grouse
- Hungarian Partridge
- Chukar
- California Quail
- Snipe
- Woodcock
- Scaled Quail
- Prairie Chicken
- Mountain Quail
- Doves
- Pigeons
- Ptarmigan, common name of birds of the genus Lagopus, species include:
- Rock Ptarmigan, Lagopus muta, known as Ptarmigan in Europe
- Willow Ptarmigan, Lagopus lagopus, or Willow Grouse
- White-tailed Ptarmigan, Lagopus leucura, restricted to United States and Canada
- Wild Turkey
United States
As of 2013 the population of upland game birds such as pheasants had been falling in agricultural states such as Iowa where increased commodity prices for crops such as corn had resulted in reductions in game habitat in acreage set aside in the Conservation Reserve Program. A significant reduction in the number of hunters over the previous 20 years was also reported.[1]
See also: Upland hunting
Notes
- ↑ John Eligon (December 31, 2012). "As Pheasants Disappear, Hunters in Iowa Follow". The New York Times. Retrieved January 1, 2013.