Quail are easy and take no room. But figure on 30 birds per hundred eggs when starting. Pheasant are easier but won't stay around here. Quail have a range of about 1\2 mile while the pheasnt seem to leave the area. It is very easy to propogate quail here. Mail me and can give some links. If everybody turned loose as many quail as they shot, they would be very abundant. As for the DNR you are supposed to get a $10 permit unless you want to sell them then it is $20.