Hullett Marsh 2016 Pheasant Release Program
Hullett Pheasant Facts:
-the Hullett Provincial Wildlife Area (HPWA) is open to the public 365 days of the year with no admission fees for all types of users including hikers, hunters and bird watchers.....WMU # 85
-the HPWA is operated entirely by the Friends of Hullett (FOH) a registered non profit volunteer organization
-volunteers are the key to maintaining this 5400 acre property, trails and access points(20 parking lots)
-hikers help maintain the trails and waterfowl hunters take care of Zone A and the 200 plus nesting structures
-the Ontario Bird Dog Conservation Association (OBDCA) funds the mowing of hunting trails in Zone B upland habitat spending $1500 to $2000 each year as they use the mowed areas to conduct their dog trials
-pheasant hunters are the most consumptive users of the property with a $8000 cost to purchase the pheasants plus licences, fuel and labour to release the pheasants.....this financial burden weighs heavy on FOH resources
-pheasants are hunted in prime upland habitat located in Zone B and 10% are banded for prizes
-the Hullett PWA is the only public property in Ontario where you can hunt pheasants for free including Sundays and also no township licence is required
The Good News:
-the FOH Board of Directors has approved the spending of $8000 once again in 2016 to release 1000 pheasants for public hunting opportunities as we have done for the last 4 years
The Bad News:
-for the first time in over 30 years OBDCA will not be holding dog trials in September 2016 and therefore FOH has lost funding to mow trails in Zone B pheasant habitat, they also release 200 pheasants for training purposes in early September each year
How Pheasant Hunters can help:
-this is easy...simply purchase $10 "Pheasant Challenge" tickets! Ideal Supply donates a generator for the main draw prize at the end of pheasant season as well as small prizes for the banded birds.
-the Pheasant Challenge was created to help fund the release program and sales were only just over 200 tickets in 2015
-tickets are now available (cash sales only) at Ideal Supply in Wingham, Exeter, St Mary's, Stratford, Goderich and Mitchell as well as Hunters Haven Gun shop in Wingham
-you can also order your tickets directly from Friends of Hullett via email and we will mail them to you if you purchase 3 or more simply include your name, address and telephone # ...our office also has tickets but quite often we are in the field working
-INTERAC email transfer is the best payment option but you can also mail us a cheque
If 150 tickets are purchased between now and September 10th we will have enough funds to mow the Zone B uplands for your hunting enjoyment before the Sept 24th opener.
Thanks for your support!
Friends of Hullett
