How Do You Protect Game Birds From Predators?
Predators such as the red fox, skunk and raccoon cause nearly all adult game bird mortality. Hawks and owls can also threaten game birds. Here are a few prevention methods to keep your birds safe. Focus on trapping if the geographical area in question is a small one. To be effective, trapping must continue through the entire nesting season of a particular game bird. It also must extend beyond the boundaries of the particular area, or predators from surrounding areas will continue to enter. Fence in game birds in very limited regions. Fencing provides increased nesting for some species, as well as keeping the birds safe. Be sure that predators have been removed from the inside of the enclosure, which requires intensive trapping. If a predator gets trapped inside the enclosure, game bird survival rates are greatly reduced. Decrease predator attacks with wide linear habitats that are bordered by streams and rivers; these environs are harder for predators to invade. Good habitat management
