Ring-necked Pheasant*
Phasianus colchicus
(L21-35" WS 31" WT 2.5 lbs)
Five-hundred pheasants were released in
front of Cheney and his men; and the ten-
man hunting party killed 417 of the birds.
Vice President Cheney alone shot over 70
pheasants.
front of Cheney and his men; and the ten-
man hunting party killed 417 of the birds.
Vice President Cheney alone shot over 70
pheasants.
The birds were then plucked and vacuum-
packed in time for Cheney‘s afternoon
flight back to Washington, DC.
packed in time for Cheney‘s afternoon
flight back to Washington, DC.
(KDKA Pittsburgh)
Among the world’s most popular game
birds...numbers are declining... ring-
necked refers to a subspecies.
birds...numbers are declining... ring-
necked refers to a subspecies.
*aka Common Pheasant
Norsminde
Denmark
06Jun06