Why do pheasant shooting hours close at 4:00 p.m. on some wildlife habitat units?
A. Shooting hours are from daylight to 4:00 p.m. only on areas where we occasionally stock pheasants from our bird farms. This gives us a chance to stock birds during daylight hours and gives the birds a chance to settle for a night without being hunted. Shooting hours for the rest of the state are from daylight to dark with the exception that shooting hours for the Special Springer Pheasant Hunt are from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Wildlife habitat management areas which have the 4:00 p.m. closure are listed in the current regulations.
