Pheasant hunting is really fun...as far as the land I never managed to get out in CO so I cant help you there but I always wanted to go east and take part of the pheasant hunt they run at the start of season. To hunt them without a dog you need a couple of people, some to block the end of the field and some to walk the field, the bird will run then jump up when they see the blockers. You can just walk the field but you might not get them all bc they will run away and not always jump up. Either way its lots of fun and lots of walking.