I shot a pheasant hen once under pretty much the same scenerio as caldoc but i was actually pheasant hunting. Visibitilty wasn't too terrible but just out of reaction, seeing that it was pheasant, i shot it. I realized after it was Hen, which is was kicking my self in the butt for. I was about 16 and the time but didn't call it in. I am field dress it needless to say. Just after that incident, whenever i got pheasant hunting, i make sure it isn't an Hen