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Are pheasants the stupidest creatures ever?
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These fuckers have death wish.
They can fly yet choose to walk in the middle of the road and when you slow down do they fly away?
No they run along side the road or into it.
Some of the country roads around Hampshire look like a scene from a zombie film bodies everywhere.
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" These fuckers have death wish.
They can fly yet choose to walk in the middle of the road and when you slow down do they fly away?
No they run along side the road or into it.
Some of the country roads around Hampshire look like a scene from a zombie film bodies everywhere.
Idiots"
We were only having this discussion at weekend
The roads round here are covered in (bits of) 'em |
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Think I need a road trip to Hampshire. Every time I see one lying in the road, I stop and pick it up, hang it in garage for four days, then pluck it, and in the freezer with it. Delicious brazed and served with red current jelly, or in a game pie. We don't see that many round here though. |
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We have hundreds in the fields around us and yes, very stupid creatures.
I’ve accidentally hit a few in my car, regularly see dead’s ones on the road and there is every other week people in the fields shooting them |
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"They have this notion that they own the road  "
They do though. Last summer I was driving along a single track road and a car coming the other way stopped to warn us about an aggressive pheasant! Sure enough, this thing suddenly appeared one the other side of the other car, madly attacking the windows. We drove on and the bugger came after us. I had this comical view of this crazy bird in my door mirror trying to catch us. I suddenly realised my window was still down so put that up quick, but it was hilarious. He even looked the part, with a bandit mask appearance. I looked it up as a Reeves Pheasant. Ballsy little sod.  |
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"Poor Pheasants  "
They are being killed in droves on the road right now, because a lot of game shoots put down their usual number of birds, but the shoots were cancelled, so there are all these 'surplus' birds wandering about. I saw get 3 hit in a 9 mile stretch yesterday, and a good few others already down. Of course the shoots are no longer feeding them either. |
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They are clever enough to wait until the very last second to squawk out from a hedge when you are on a horse, so you end up on your arse on the floor and the horse turns at speed and bogs off. |
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" These fuckers have death wish.
They can fly yet choose to walk in the middle of the road and when you slow down do they fly away?
No they run along side the road or into it.
Some of the country roads around Hampshire look like a scene from a zombie film bodies everywhere.
Idiots"
They are what they are. I'd put humans up there with your question OP. Pick an animal dumb or Clever. That kills their own based on skin colour and faith beliefs. Destroys their own living quarters to replace it with stuff. Or for that matter has no sense of their world. The beautiful crazy cute dangerous furry friends we share this blue Planet with have no sense of destruction. Just living. And good for them.
However....Dogs. I love them. But sniffing their own ass!!!. What's that all about 
Peace folks...John Lennon said it right.
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Can confirm they are the stupidest ever.
I drove trains on the west of England line for 15 years, 100miles of single line track through rural Wiltshire, Dorset, Somerset and Devon and on an average trip in the summer you would hit at least 3 or 4 pheasants each time.
It was horrid and it took me ages to realise that trying to scare a flock of them off the track by blown the whistle only stunned them into freezing where they were. Like if they didn’t move they couldn’t be hurt by 150 tonnes of metal barrelling down on them. Turned out to be better to not do anything and just hope they moved.
Creates a lot of other wildlife along the track as they fed off what was left so circle of life and everything, plus I figured every one I got with the train was one less that was shot by someone having fun by killing them. |
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"Pheasants are indeed mightily stupid birds but the absolute stupidest bird of all has got to be Guineafowls.
They seem to be born without brains."
Oh yes! Totally agree! |
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" These fuckers have death wish.
They can fly yet choose to walk in the middle of the road and when you slow down do they fly away?
No they run along side the road or into it.
Some of the country roads around Hampshire look like a scene from a zombie film bodies everywhere.
Idiots"
In Spring the tarmac is often warmer thsn the ground so they move onto the road.
Flashing your lights is more effective than using your horn because they pick up on it better.
Sheep are more suicidal than pheasants! |
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" These fuckers have death wish.
They can fly yet choose to walk in the middle of the road and when you slow down do they fly away?
No they run along side the road or into it.
Some of the country roads around Hampshire look like a scene from a zombie film bodies everywhere.
Idiots"
I’ve almost mown down countless numbers of them. I was told that their beaks are quite sharp, so you have to watch out or you could burst a tyre. |
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" These fuckers have death wish.
They can fly yet choose to walk in the middle of the road and when you slow down do they fly away?
No they run along side the road or into it.
Some of the country roads around Hampshire look like a scene from a zombie film bodies everywhere.
Idiots"
100% they are the stupidest animals ever. We have one male on our lane that just waddles down the lane in front of me when I’m driving to get to work. Just ambles along with no sense of urgency at all  |
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It’s the breeding by shoots that’s rendered them unable to look after themselves. Without game keepers looking after them they’d likely die out now due to their stupidity when it comes to laying eggs. |
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"I often wonder just how much of a challenge it is to shoot one at one of these hunting do's. Bet you could walk up to one and throttle it."
Hubby used to catch them with a fishing rod using sultanas as bait |
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"We have one near me that we've called Brian. Brian makes the most awful call at stupid o'clock in the morning. I hate Brian.
You can’t say that. He’s the messiah!!!"
He’s been a very naughty boy |
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Your not wrong op I drove around the Lanes in the Lake District And all I kept thinking was - do I have enough room in my freezer? 
Insects are dumb, flies that constantly hit the lampshade, and those wasps that can get into your canned drink, “try and get out, biatch” |
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"I often wonder just how much of a challenge it is to shoot one at one of these hunting do's. Bet you could walk up to one and throttle it.
Hubby used to catch them with a fishing rod using sultanas as bait"
I might give sultanas a go as bait, I've fished for years and never caught a pheasant  |
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I assume it's because you can only shoot a flying pheasant....... anything else just isn't good form old boy.
So....... the ones that like flying don't pass on their Genes and the ones that walk too much DO.
So............ we are witnessing evolution in action ......
The flying ones were the ones with the brains and used to do the crosswords.
The walking ones are the ones with NO brains and search for fag ends.
Everyone should 'rescue' newly hatched pheasants and force them into Gulags where they are taught the Green Cross Code......
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That what makes them interesting prey to hunt, a lot of falconers love the fact that the bird doesn't move toll the last minute.
If a hawk catches them like this, then the hawk is worth its weight in gold. |
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By *r TriomanMan
over a year ago
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I've always thought that it's because pheasants are bred in captivity that they have no skills for living in the wild.
They probably associate the sound of motor vehicles with the bringing of food so are drawn to roads and traffic.
I don't see pheasant shooting as fair game, killing a creature that doesn't have the skills to protect its self hardly makes anyone a skilled hunter. |
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"I've always thought that it's because pheasants are bred in captivity that they have no skills for living in the wild.
They probably associate the sound of motor vehicles with the bringing of food so are drawn to roads and traffic.
I don't see pheasant shooting as fair game, killing a creature that doesn't have the skills to protect its self hardly makes anyone a skilled hunter."
That's sad.
Most behave like pheasants brought up in captivity.
Gormless and clueless standing in the middle of the supermarket aisle with their giant trollies so no one can get past.
Maybe they could be shot instead |
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By *obajxMan
over a year ago
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"They have this notion that they own the road
They do though. Last summer I was driving along a single track road and a car coming the other way stopped to warn us about an aggressive pheasant! Sure enough, this thing suddenly appeared one the other side of the other car, madly attacking the windows. We drove on and the bugger came after us. I had this comical view of this crazy bird in my door mirror trying to catch us. I suddenly realised my window was still down so put that up quick, but it was hilarious. He even looked the part, with a bandit mask appearance. I looked it up as a Reeves Pheasant. Ballsy little sod. "
Your post reminds me of this video
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6_BGKyAKigs&feature=youtu.be |
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"I've always thought that it's because pheasants are bred in captivity that they have no skills for living in the wild.
They probably associate the sound of motor vehicles with the bringing of food so are drawn to roads and traffic.
I don't see pheasant shooting as fair game, killing a creature that doesn't have the skills to protect its self hardly makes anyone a skilled hunter."
Pheasants are bred in captivity ? All of them ?
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They're not all reared in captivity - that's really only for the restaurant and supermarket trade.
You do have large sporting estates that will breed pheasants fairly intensively and then sell on the eggs and hatchlings/chicks to other shooting estates who will then raise them in a semi-wild environment in time for the season (feed pens will be in various woodland to encourage them to remain in the area), but this is normally used to supplement an existing population.
This year's been tricky, without the shoots they've been allowed to run rampant; they're really successful breeders and will feed voraciously.
They're ground nesting birds and are effectively wild chickens (and chickens are really stupid) - like chickens, the ground is where they're happier. If they don't need to fly then they won't.
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By *an4funMan
over a year ago
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One ran out in front of me kamikaze style whilst I was driving. It was too late to stop without causing a serious accident. I felt the thud under me and saw a plume of feathers landing behind me in my rear view. Silly bugger |
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