Hunting and Fishing: Update on Rockport, Hypothermia-cnbnews.net

The NJDEP Division of Fish and Wildlife reports that approximately 1,500 pheasants died as a result of the October 29 snowstorm damage to the Rockport Pheasant Farm. As many as 15,000 additional birds may have escaped from the collapsed pens. Since the storm, Division staff have been working around the clock to repair the damaged pens and to recapture escaped birds. Work continues to recapture escaped birds.