Ingwe: You got off cheap!
Last fall some out of state friends were taking myself and my wife out to dinner at a restaurant in Twin Bridges, Montana.
They offered to drive as well and off we went in their newish Honda family van.
On the way to the restaurant my friend asked me why there were no Pheasants around Dillon and I innocently replied "there are to many predators like Fox, Coyote, Skunks and such around Dillon but there were lots of Pheasants up here around Twin Bridges - the difference being more marshy areas around Twin Bridges for the Pheasants to nest and hide in".
Not 5 miles closer to Twin Bridges two Rooster Pheasants ran up out of the burrow pit and took flight.
One of them flew right into the passenger side electric remote mirror of that Honda and knocked it clean off!
The bill was just under $400.00!
They decided to pay it themselves as being city dwellers they had several other insurance "incidents" of recent.
Your are right - "Spring day on the Rocky Mountain Front: Priceless!
Hold into the wind
VarmintGuy