Pheasant Propects

   I didn't see a pheasant.  Discing  a track through the middle of the cornfield did not flush a pheasant.  Neither did driving through the CRP grass to pull an errant Russian Olive Tree scare up a single bird.  Granted pheasants are less likely to fly from a tractor than from a person on foot but still I would expect to see some flush.  Season opens Oct. 18,...????????