The need for a rapid method of censusing populations of Ring-necked Pheasants has resulted in the acceptance by many workers of the roadside census technique devised by Bennett and Hendrickson (1938) in Iowa. Doubtless its current widespread use stems from several positive values associated with it. Extensive areas may be censused in a brief period of time; a minimum of observers is required, and these need not necessarily be trained wildlife technicians since conservation