Show Pheasant production up but outlook not rosy Pheasant and hunter around the state were up this fall over the last few Dave a wildlife biologist with the Division of Wildlife points out that summer censuses in- good looks as if mild says pheasant Pheasants require brushy farmland for cover and other habitat They have een losing areas throughout the state-as well as across the coun- Olsen has been working especially in northern to improve phea- sant but he ad- few inroads enemies of pheasant Olsen feels that Ian- downers are caught in the middle of the are a lot of lan- downers who wo ild like to he it's a of farm economics-improving pheasant habitat may mean less money in the Some are also skeptical about he increased numbers of 1 from the view- f Olsen says the will continue working toward better habitat for the but he that many biologists across the country are beginning to hope for mild which will produce a maximum number of birds on the re- available |