Originally posted by YellowLabLover
You are allowed to harvest hen pheasants. The ROOSTER pheasants do not stand on top of hens to stay out of the snow- where the heck did ya hear such a thing? The main killer of pheasants during the winter months is heavy predation (mainly from coyotes), freezing to death, and starvation. Hens do not die from roosters standing on them in the snow.

Also- there is plenty of food for coyotes. We actually need more coyotes to control the small animal population that is getting way out control. They keep entering heavily populated areas though, sadly, which is not good. .The reason why there are so many coyotes, is because there is enough food in the niche to supply them. Their main diet is rabbits, mice, and other rodents- there are plenty of those in Wisconsin and Minnesota!
I must have heard it wrong. I thought my dad said something like that. I'm so sorry. I guess I was wrong in what I've heard. As for the coyotes, I guess I was wrong also. I'm sorry for misleading anyone. I guess I got my facts mixed up or something.