If I'm hunting in a ditch, following the 200 yard rule and all others: if a pheasant flushes out of the ditch, into the air, and crosses the fence line, can I shoot it legally?
Alan,
What state are you hunting in, because in South Dakota it is not 200 yards like you mention, if I am not mistaking it is 33feet from the center of the road or a total of 66 feet total.
If the bird takes flight from or flies into that area it can legally harvested.