Pheasant Hunting Guides - Find pheasant outfitters and upland game bird hunting preserves in Hawaii:

There are six species of big game in Hawaii: Axis deer, blacktail deer, mouflon sheep, feral sheep, feral goat and feral pig. They can be hunted on the state’s six main islands: Hawaii, Kauai, Lanai, Maui, Molokai and Oahu. A wide assortment of game birds inhabit the six islands, 14 in all. They are ringneck pheasant, Kalij pheasant, chukar, Erckel’s francolin, gray francolin, black francolin, California quail, Gambel’s quail, Japanese quail, barred dove, spotted dove, mourning dove, chestnut-bellied sandgrouse and Rio Grande turkey. It really wouldn't be paridise with out upland game bird hunting would it. For game bird hunting in Hawaii please visit the preserves and guides listed below.
 

Pheasants

Pheasants are Asian natives that were first successfully introduced into the U.S. in the late 1800s and early 1900s. The cock (male) pheasant is a large, chicken-like bird with a bluish green head, a red cheek patch, and usually a white neck ring. The adult male has reddish brown back feathers that fade to bluish green on the lower back, and copper or maroon feathers on the breast. Wing feathers are reddish brown at the base of the wing, and lighter brown toward the tip. The adult hen is smaller than the cock. Feathers on the female are generally tan with brown and cream markings. The ringneck is a bird of agricultural edges, favoring soils rich in nutrients and organic matter. Pheasants thrive where farming is intensive if two major habitat requirements are met: adequate undisturbed cover for nesting, and sufficient food and cover for the critical winter period. During winter, pheasants usually concentrate near standing corn, brushy woodlots, dense field borders, and wetland edges. In spring, groups of birds disperse into more open, grassy and old field habitats adjacent to crop fields for breeding and summer brood rearing. Hens with broods move into fields with flowering plants, which attract protein-rich insects - an important food source for growing chicks. Adult pheasants also consume insects in late summer and fall to prepare for the winter ahead.

Male pheasants are polygamous, that is, they mate with more than one female. In the spring, cocks attract hens and warn other cocks to stay out of their territory by crowning a hoarse, two syllable “Erk-erk”. In his courtship display the cock pheasant will strut, spread his tail, and fluff out his feathers. The size of a cock’s harem (group of females) varies with the number of hens in the vicinity.The hen builds her nest on the ground in grass, alfalfa, and other low vegetation. Hay fields and pastures are favorite nesting areas. The hen lays her clutch of about 12 eggs in a period of two weeks. After an incubation period of about 23 days chicks hatch and are ready to leave the nest as soon as their feathers dry off. They stay near the hen for the next several weeks. Young pheasants grow quickly, resembling adults by 15 weeks of age.