ring-necked pheasant

On cover: How to find more pheasants --With and without a dog--Better pheasant dogs and equipment--Recipes and more!.

Explores the life cycle, habitat, diet, natural defenses, and appearance of the common pheasant.

Follows a year in the life of the ring-necked pheasant, a spectacular-looking bird native to China but also found in North America since its introduction in the 1880's.