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Ring-necked Pheasant Population Trend in Ohio

Ring-necked Pheasant in Ohio has collapsed: down 99% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

-99%Since 1968
65Routes In State
58Years

Notable Ring-necked Pheasant Trends in Ohio

long arc declinecomputed index

Ring-necked Pheasant has collapsed in Ohio: down 99% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

Ring-necked Pheasant Population Forecast in Ohio

If the recent trend holds, Ring-necked Pheasant in Ohio is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 0.00 (95% range 0.00–1.3). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±383.1%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

n/aChange by 2029
0.00Projected 2029 index
0.001.395% range
±383.1%Backtest error
19662029
Projection of the recent trend (dashed) with 80/95% bands — a projection, not a prediction. Habitat, climate, and land use are not modeled.
YearProjected index95% low95% high
20250.000.001.3
20260.000.001.3
20270.000.001.3
20280.000.001.3
20290.000.001.3

Ring-necked Pheasant Survey Routes in Ohio

Routes recording Ring-necked Pheasant in Ohio.
London920121997
Newport619941966
Xenia620181966
Casstown620152002
Petersburg520071996
Tecumseh519821966
Bismark419951967
Napoleon320051966
New Dover320181968
Baxter Ridge319991998
West Elkton319921992
Graytown219841966
Cosmos220021966
Kings Creek220151992
Harveysburg 2219971997
Lattasburg220031967
Harveysburg219931972
Lockport120221966
Kunkle120241992
Bloomville120221993
Kingsway119951966
N Baltimore120141966
Pittsfield120231996
Peru119761966
Ashley120061988

Ring-necked Pheasant Population Trend in Other States

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22.