in a few weeks i might be goin on my first pheasant hunt with my dad and if you have any tips for baggin some birds lets hear em

Late season birds can be very spooky so you need to go at them a bit quieter than normal. If you make lots of noise they may blow out of the field before you get to them. If you hunt with a dog try to keep it close. I like to try to find them in heavier cover especially when there is snow on the ground. They seem less willing to leave and are sometimes easier to get to.
Good Luck!!

Wear amber lenses on your glasses. Helps distiguish hens from rooster a little more

I would actually advise the exact opposite of what Mike said. Late season birds are the way to go. Earlier seasons (especially late Oct and early Nov) are often warm in many parts of pheasant range. When I say warm I mean greater than 40 degrees F. When it is warmer than this, birds are very alert and responsive and will run across fields several hundred yards in front of you. This can be especially frustrating with a dog because they get on the scent and want to go after the birds, but are kept within gun range. I dont even get into bird hunting until the second half of Dec and Jan when it gets cold. When the weather is in the low 30s or lower, the birds have a tendency to hunker down in some thick grass and weeds. Typically these places provide the most insulation to the elements and will retain a lot of thermal qualities. My experience has been that when it is this cold, they will not budge unless they absolutely have to. This is even better with snow on the ground. Get yourself with a good dog and get prepared for some fun. With a good pointer, you could have birds holed up less than a foot from you that are resistant to lettin loose. I has also been my experience that the oldest roosters have a tendency to hold longer than younger birds. So if you get into a circumstance where you are flushing several birds (>6-7 birds) at once, make sure you walk out the entire area as an old crotchety rooster might be still waiting for you to move on.

This is my advice on wild birds. If you will be hunting pen-raised, released birds I dont think season really matters.

I would have to agree with Mike. although what Inkane has some valid points, if you are hunting private land that might be true, but I have to hunt public land and its a mess. I never really believed that the birds would be spooky. but i had a day off and went chasing them. I have a few fields I know hold birds, I have flushed many out of them. So I got there and I was kind of cocky and got the dog out and my gun, shut my door, and 5 roosters get up in the middle of the field. I have a vetern dog and I have hunted these guys for a long time and as these birds get shot at, the minute they hear a door shut they fly to far away lands, usually private and unaccessible to you. park about 200 to 300 yards away and be as quiet as possible. Try to go when its snowing cause they will be less likely to fly.

good luck. its great fun to be out there one way or another.

I agree with INKANE. Late season hunting is great. When it is warm birds will run and run, when it is cold and there is snow you will almost have to step on the birds to get them out.