Yeah i know what you are really talking about...i to am from illinois, and all i can say is it suxs..its more like a race to who can get the pen birds that dont want to fly...about 20 years ago i use to drive 30min and just hunt on some farm. i use to never have to worry about wild birds. every illinois hunter out there can probabely say the same. i keep asking myself that question every time i come back from conservation hunting...Will illinois every kick in on re establishing wild pheasants?? when i first started re-hunting just 3 years ago, i went to many farms twords Paxton illinois, and asked to hunt on there farms, i was supprised to hear the lack of pheasants in the area. one famrer told me he hasnt seen a rooster on his land for over 5 years. i just couldnt believe that, so i took it upon myself, and hunted a farm down there..after2 weeks of hunting that area i didnt see or flush 1 rooster. i was told that the coyote' s are eating up everything, including large number of roosters. after that i have been going to conservation parks, only to find hens that are just bigger than Chuckar, and roosters that can hardly fly..hunting isnt the best here in illinois, but something has to be done and fast.