Pheasants

Pheasants are birds mentioned by Harry and Dexter Morgan Showtime’s series DEXTER.

Season One

 * "Popping Cherry"

(Flashback) While Harry and teenage Dexter were preparing for a hunting trip, Harry described what type of gun should be used to kill pheasants. Dexter asked Harry if he had ever killed a person, and what it felt like to do so. After noticing Dexter’s rapt interest in the subject, Harry decided they would hunt something bigger than a pheasant that day. He ended up shooting a deer, and telling Dexter to finish killing it with a knife.


 * "Return to Sender"

At another time, when Harry and Dexter said they were going to hunt pheasants, young Debra begged to go with them, but Harry refused to let her. He told Debra that the pheasants would know she was there. After a very disappointed Debra walked away, Dexter took her side, saying that Debra had a point. Harry sternly replied, "What we do on these weekends, your sister can never know about."

Trivia

 * Harry and Dexter’s plan to hunt pheasants is somewhat unusual in Florida, as no species is fully established in the state. They are most commonly hunted in the Midwest and Great Plains.
 * Pheasants have been introduced into Florida at various times as a game bird by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (and landowners for private hunting preserves), but they are not well adapted for the climate and habitat of the Southeast. Also, they are not confirmed to be breeding, and the population persists only with repeated introductions and escapes of individuals.
 * The most hunted birds in Florida are the Mourning dove, Northern bobwhite, Osceola turkey, Canada goose, and various ducks.