You know, the truth is modern pheasant hunting is almost exactly the same as driven hunting. Sure there are some nice points occasionally and such. You all don't need to write and tell me that.
But for the most part, a group of hunters picks out a field. Several get at the end and along the sides and some hunters and dogs "drive" the field. The pheasants boil out into the hunters on the sides and end shoot them (or hope to).
Jake
Well ... I didn't know the outdoor TV shows featuring commercial hunting have come to define what "modern" pheasant hunting is about. I've heard opening day in South Dakota can be something like that too, but haven't experienced it. In fact, I've not had a pheasant hunting experience like that in 40+ years of chasing roosters. I'm in the field chasing wild birds between 20 and 25 days a season, alone with my spaniels, or with up to 2 or 3 friends. And most of the other pheasant hunters I see in MN, IA, ND, and yes, SD too, do it like me - all unaware that we're a retro minority.
Jay
