b'FeatureShooting pheasants on west coast dune country on a wet winters day and the birds sit tight in flax and long grass.Pheasant hunting is completely(ducks, geese, and swans) and thrivecommon, along with good numbers the opposite as you must get outin upland regions which offer aof Californian quail and then brown with your gundog and cover thedifferent challenge for hunters. quail.All three birds prefer dry ground to flush birds.This type ofThe first three birds mentioned (quail,habitats such as gullies with plenty hunting appeals the most to me,pheasant and chukar) were introducedof scrub for cover and insects, you get to explore new farmlandfor hunting in Godzone.With threefresh clover, or berries for food.or forestry blocks and with thequail species (Californian, bobwhiteForestry, sandy dune country, and explosive surprise of pheasants,and brown) and pheasant being thefarmland with manuka or gorse the hunting is always a thrill. most common which are mostlyare favoured habitats and good An upland game bird is also anfound in good numbers in the Northplaces to start hunting with your American term that refers to non- Island, while the chukar is restricteddog.Inkberry, wattle trees and lupin waterfowl game, typically for quail,to the South Island high country. are also seed producing favourites pheasant, chukar, grouse, woodcock,As I typically hunt in Northlandfor pheasant to feed on, so if you and partridge.These species are allwhere the common Chinese ring- find locations that have these then obviously distinct from waterfowlnecked pheasant is the mostyou should be in prime country.62FISHING IN GODZONE MAGAZINE'