The pheasant I saw to the left of me on the side of the road seemed bewildered: it did not know whether to go left or right. An hundred feet ahead was a small flatbed truck which released several more pheasants. Several hunters with their pickup trucks milled around. This was near a public game land. I felt bad for the birds. It was as if the hunters wanted to see where the pheasants went. This did not seem very sporting. Later on I returned and four trucks were parked neatly in the game land parking lot but I saw no hunters. I guess they were now hunting the pheasants. I just felt bad for the birds.
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In a span of thirty seconds we spotted two ringed neck pheasants. We were near our house and both quickly disappeared into the large meadow we passed. There is a game preserve a mile away where they stock them for the hunters. Sometimes you can spot them nearby but this was them first time I saw more than one at the same time. We were amazed how quickly they ran and vanished into the undergrowth of the meadow. They are beautiful birds and their sighting thrilled us.
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