Pheasant Hunting Box

Maintaining Ideal Pheasant Habitat Cover

Cover for pheasants is critical because they depend on a variety of cover types (nesting, brood-rearing, winter) for population growth and survival. Ideally, a mix of warm-season bunchgrasses (e.g., big bluestem, little bluestem), forbs (broadleaf plants), and legumes (clover, alfalfa) provide nest­ing and brood-rearing cover.