In the spring the ring-necked pheasant it is common to see one male with several females. In Montana cocks are capable of breeding by late February and hens can lay eggs by late March. Winter weather, which often prevails through March in much of Montana, may delay mating attempts until April.
Cocks mate with any receptive hen that enters their territory.
In Montana crowing begins in late March, reaches a peak in May, and then gradually subsides. Sporadic crowing may be heard through July. Ring-necked pheasants are sexually active until about August 1. The capable age at first reproduction of Ring-necked pheasants are capable is the spring of the year after they hatch . Several hens may lay eggs in a single dump nest and then abandon them.