Checked the trail cams.  Turns out there are 5 different bucks, 2 does and 3 fawns hanging around in the farm bush.
The bigger buck we saw from afar is actually a decent 3x3, he would be a shooter for me.  The next best is a young 4x4 that might be really good in a year.
Two other medium 3x3's, and a small fork horn rounded out the bucks for now.
One of the new fawns is definitely a buck....lol (see pic).

Love the pictures Axe.

And someone with a dirt bike and a gun or bow strapped to his back not hiding behind the tree ?  Yet?

Colourful creatures for sure. And darn good eating. Had the pleasure of eating a few when we were down south, beautiful big breasts in them. Legs were pretty stringy if I remember right.

Greylynx,
I am surprised the many big red-tail hawks/owls/coyotes/foxes haven't cleaned up on the pheasants.  We have plenty of them in the area.  About 15-20 years ago, we had plenty of pheasants around for a few years, but they didn't last for long, a couple of tough winters took them out.  They used to hang around the horse corals looking for spilled grain in the winter.  There have always been a few in the county, but never steady flourishing numbers.  No release sites nearby, so there must be always a few survivors.  The hungarian partridges (greys) are here in good numbers and seem to do just fine.  Those buggers are sure hard to hunt and usually surprise the hell out out me and are gone before I can even blink.
Shhhh about the moonshine stills, there might be a couple around yet.....

Walleyes,
I only shot one pheasant and ate it years ago, it was good no doubt.  Popped him out of the air when I flushed him down by the slough when I was hunting ducks one time. We roasted it, legs were tough and stringy like you said though.

That is not good grandpa Walleyes.

 Let us look at your situation in a positive manner.

Why not have little moose hunts with the grandson?

Or, just hold little teaching sessions for the grandson in the bush.

Remember: Someone has to teach you how to poop in the bush. Keep clean hands, Open a tin can with an axe, start a fire real fast. Get grandpa a beer from the cooler.  Important stuff.

And most important. Tell grandpa stories around a campfire. Really scary stories to take back to school.

A day or two in the bush with daddy or grandpa is extremely educating to a little fella.

Went camping last weekend.
Very nice, nicest time of the year to camp.
Fished a little and shot a few chickens too.

BTW....
Best wild chicken recipe imho.
- de-breast chickens and cut into strips and fry in butter with spices to your taste.
- simmer with 2 cans of mushroom soup along with a whole red pepper cut into cubes, sliced up onion, 3 carrots thinly sliced.

Looks great Axe.

I’m thinking of headed up that way myself next couple weeks from now. If weather provides I’m going to spend a couple nights in the wall tent doing some scouting for years ahead. Going to be to the west of there about 15 miles though.

Nice Bully. Been a few years since I had one on the line.

That’s a shooter Axe, hopefully you can get on him in a couple weeks. Those big buggers tend to go nocturnal once the rut gets close.