Decline in pheasant numbers occurs at the same time that farming intensifies. Agriculture and pheasants can thrive simultaneously. Pheasants can become part of farming profits. Some agricultural practices benefit pheasants and farmers. Some agricultural practices benefit pheasants at the cost of farm profits.
Some agricultural practices benefit neither pheasants nor farmers.
Pheasants are decreasing throughout their range in the United States. In Colorado, weather conditions and intensive farming contributed to their decline. Bad weather affects nesting, brood rearing and survival during winter. Intensive farming decreases the amount of protective habitats. Weather affects pheasants more severely.