Here's something interesting: I saw a female pheasant in our yard yesterday afternoon. It is the first one I've seen in roughly 15 years of living here, and honestly, the first female I've seen since 1988.
I used to hunt pheasant on a family farm that happened to be right across the street (I think?) from
@kenmbz's place, and I remember when they all disappeared right around 1987/88. That last year, I only saw two.
In the decade and a half I've been at our current address, I've seen a male twice, but this was the first female. Maybe there's hope for them, yet!