When pheasant hunting most of the time the birds are moving on you.Think about how you can herd them to an edge that will slow them down enough to catch up. When there s an edge, fence row etc. have someone walk in the lighter cover. As soon as a rooster hits the lighter cover he will run like a road runner. If they see a person out were he can really leg it he will stay in the heavier stuff. When you get to the end of the cover you are working stand there for a while and really let the dogs work. I've seen many hunters caught off guard when they think they are done and can take a break and have a rooster come up close by. ymmv