Thanks 170class...they are beautiful birds for sure. I never tire of looking at them, and as a matter of fact, one of those birds in my hand is going on my wall. He was a real beauty, and the dog was gracious enough to mess up nary a feather!

Ironranger is exactly right, unfortunately. The season ended on the 15th and we took four more birds that day (but honestly should have limited out again). We flused at least 15 pheasants (8-10) roosters out of a small coulee just out of gun range late in the day, and as luck would have it, they flew across the road in a CRP field we can't hunt. Oh well....that's a few more mature birds to have around next year!

That pic did turn out pretty decent except for that knucklehead in the hat (couldn't do much about that)....we set that one up pretty good I must say. Take care guys and enjoy the rest of your season if it's still in!

Jeff