Ring-necked pheasants came to Oklahoma from half a world away, but the agricultural landscape of northwestern Oklahoma gave them the combination they needed to stay. In this episode of Red Dirt and Round Bales, Dave Deken looks at how wheat, sorghum, grass, fence rows, ditches and weedy corners can work together as food, nesting cover, brood habitat and winter shelter. The story is also a reminder that wildlife habitat is not always found on land completely removed from production. A farm can provide crops and wildlife habitat at the same time when enough cover remains around its edges. Programs such as the Conservation Reserve Program can add permanent grass to that patchwork, while wheat stubble, field borders and undisturbed corners help fill important seasonal needs. For Oklahoma pheasants, the future may depend as much on what remains between productive acres as on the acres themselves.