pheasants

Eleven-year-old Cherokee Zach Feather is going on his first pheasant hunting trip in Oklahoma with his parents, his first ever bird dog (Koda), and his grandfather's shotgun; but when the hunt gets started he discovers that there is a lot more to hunting than he realized and he needs to learn patience--if he survives his encounter with a very annoyed rattlesnake.

"Johnny spies a pheasant which he believes is sleeping and his Grandma fears is dead, but they learn they were both wrong when the pheasant departs, leaving behind a gift"--Provided by publisher.

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

A collection of color photographs by Stephen Green-Armytage which profile the different kinds of pheasants and their features.

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.

Text and photographs describe the life cycle, behavior, and natural habitat of the pheasant.