RESULTS OF HUNTING THE RINGED PHEASANTS IN HUNTING GROUNDS OF AP VOJVODINA (SERBIA) IN 2014 and 2015

Abstract

The paper presents the results of two-year harvest of ringed pheasants in hunting grounds of Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. The results obtained in the fi rst year of research indicate that 19.67% (236) from total number of ringed and previously released pheasants (1200) were caught. The results for the entire observed period revealed that 1,499 pheasants were bagged, 399 of which were ringed. These results show that the share of ringed pheasants in the total number of harvested pheasants was 26.62%, while the share of harvested ringed pheasants of the total number of entered ringed pheasant was 15.72%, meaning that one of six released pheasants were bagged. Data related to pheasant chicks that were released in the hunting ground immediately before each hunt showed that the percentage of harvested ringed pheasants during the hunting season was 76.44%, which indicates high percentage of harvesting ringed pheasant (observed for twoyear period).