California’s wild ring-necked pheasant season is open and for the second consecutive year, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) will collect genetic tissue – a tongue clip – from ...

Startled, large flocks of pheasants burst into flight, exploding with colorful fuss and flutter from thickets of wild grass and fallen leaves. But this was decades ago, when California’s autumnal ...

Native only to Asia, the pheasant can be found in many parts of the world today, primarily because it is an outstanding upland gamebird. It belongs to the Order Galliformes, the same as chickens and ...