Vernal Express | 1965-04-29 | Page 7 | No Shortage of Male Pheasants

No Shortage of Male Pheasants No shortage of male pheas pheas- pheasants ants was found in any Utah county during the annual winter sex ratio counts conducted by Department of Fish and Game field personnel it was reported Saturday Recently compiled figures from the statewide counts list 29 cocks to each hens es- es essentially the same as the 31 per hens tallied a year ago AN AVE AVERAGE RAG E of ten cocks to hens is accepted in game management circles as an ad ad- ad adequate equate sex ration to insure successful suc- suc successful reproduction Addition Addition- Additional al cocks could have bave been bar har vested in most areas of the state stale without affecting 1965 production tion Department fIeld personnel i i are arc presently conducting the an- an annual annual nual harem counts on pheas pheas- pheasants ants This survey should be com com- completed by May 1 The data collected on the sex ratio harem and brood counts is part of the information con con- considered by the Fish and Game Commission in setting the an an- an annual I inual nual Utah pheasant hunt