Maskellrascal:

No, I don't have to hunt in Texas. Because I have to drive a long ways to get to pheasants in Texas -- probably about 480 miles from my near-Dallas location to Texas pheasants -- I might as well just lift the distance constraint and leave the door open: Iowa, Nebraska, S Dakota, Colorado, Kansas could all be destinations for me, though closer is always better.

If I go on my own, are their public lands to pheasant hunt on and if so where? Can any kind of a dog -- a minature schnauzer for example -- be used for hunting? I suppose the critical issue is how close the dog will stay by your side. If the dog runs out 100 yards in front of you and won't stay pretty close, they damage your hunt. I recall when I grew up this was a problem taking our dog out, that he ran out and flushed pheasants in front of us out of range -- very irritating as you might imagine.

What are the typical daily bag limits for pheasant?