There are 10 commercial permits for pheasants in Boone County for breeding, dog training and wildlife hobby. The ring-necked pheasant that Andrew reported at Bradford could have escaped from any of several permitted sites and walked to Bradford. Brad Brad Jacobs Missouri Department of Conservation P.O.Box 180 Jefferson City , MO 65102 573-751-4115 ext 3648 ------------------------------------------------------------ The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum ASM Fall Meeting: Sptember 21-23 at Camp Clover Point, Osage Beach MO Details and online registration at: http://www.mobirds.org/ASM/Meetings.aspx ABA Birding Code of Ethics http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html