The Pheasant Farm "Winter League" - 2025
The Winter League starts January 4
and ends February 7 each team will hunt 50 pheasants (25 Roosters
& 25 Hens) divided into 2 - 25 bird hunts. These hunts must be
done within the 5 weeks between 1-4-25 and 2-7-25. Your team must
release exactly 25 birds in each hunt, so one hunt will be 13 roosters
and 12 hens and the other will be 12 roosters and 13 hens.
Teams can have no more than 5 people of which 1 person
must be a Member of The Pheasant Farm and who will be the
designated captain of your team and no more than 2 dogs per team in the field at any time. You may have alternate shooters and dogs, however; alternates will not be listed on the trophy or the wall of champions.
The team that accumulates the most points over the 2 hunts will have their names placed on the Wall of Champions
in the clubhouse and on the Traveling Trophy which the winning team gets to keep from April 1st to September 30th after which the trophy returns to the Pheasant Farm's clubhouse for display.
The point system for each field hunt is as follows..
1 Point for each Hen harvested.
2 Points for each Rooster harvested.
For example if your team harvested 12 Hens and 11 Roosters your
point total would be 34 Total Points.
#2. Tie Breaker - Most Bars on the longest rooster tail feather from the 2 hunts.
#3. Tie Breaker - High Card cut from a deck of cards.
Teams will be limited to 5 guns and 2 dogs in the field at anytime; though you can have fewer guns and dogs and you may have alternate shooters and dogs.
If you have a dog handler who is not going to carry a gun; the dog handler still counts as a team member. Only team members can be in the field. Jeff Coffee may do a spot check while your team is hunting to make sure all teams abide the rules.
Hunts are strictly limited to 3 hours timed from check-in to check-out at the clubhouse. Jeff Coffee will verify the bird count and award points accordingly and count the bars on the longest tail feather.
Late check-out is a penalty of 1 rooster for every 15 minutes your team is late in checking out.
Your team must do one hunt in the Ridge Field and the other hunt in the Creek Field. Your hunts must be scheduled by January 1 and must include one alternative date.
The cost of birds for teams in the league will be $27 per pheasant. This price is strictly limited to league action and does not pertain to non-league hunts.
There are no shotgun restrictions; i.e. plugs or shell restrictions other than NO lead and no shells larger than 3 Inch #4.
If you have any additional questions or want to sign up just send me an email or give me a call at 616-785-2707.
