PHEASANTS
Campaign finance or pheasants?
What do South Dakotans care more about, campaign finance reporting or shooting pheasants? One involves pursuing wily birds who stay low, flee if needed and usually seek available cover. The other is ...
Posted on 10/16/11 at 9:56 PM
Pheasants Forever
The wily ringneck is one of the most versatile game birds around when it comes to cooking. And because of that, I'll never get tired of eating pheasant. And if a recent hunting trip to western No...
Posted on 10/23/09 at 4:31 AM
More birds likely to greet pheasant hunters in SD
By Dirk Lammers , October 17, 2012
Resident-only season for pheasants opens
By News release , October 13, 2012
Pheasant count up 18 percent, SD survey says
Good news is apparently in store for pheasant hunters. Brood count survey results announced this week in South Dakota, the nation’s top pheasant hunting state, indicate the statewide population of the birds is up from last year.By Chris Huber , August 31, 2012
Pheasant numbers increase in South Dakota
PIERRE (AP) — South Dakota wildlife officials believe the state's pheasant population is up this year, and they anticipate good hunting this fall.August 30, 2012
Drought affects tourism, hunting seasons
By JENNIFER OLDHAM , August 08, 2012
LETTER: GF&P wrong about roadside ditches
This letter is in response to an article in the July 5 Daily Republic from the state Game Fish and Parks secretary about “Early ditch mowing along highways hurts nesting pheasants.”By Delmar Mueller , July 13, 2012
Hunters took more than 1.5 million pheasants in 2011
Hunters harvested more than 1.5 million pheasants in South Dakota during the 2011 season, according to an estimated presented by a state wildlife biologist to the Game, Fish and Parks Commission Wednesday.April 04, 2012
Area lodges: Business remains steady even with fewer pheasants
CHAMBERLAIN — Despite flooding and lower pheasant numbers this year, the hunting visitor industry has remained steady along the central and southern stretches of the Missouri River in South Dakota.By Anna Jauhola , December 02, 2011
Analysis: Pheasant decline is real, but birds still plentiful
PIERRE — The harsh winter took a horrible toll on South Dakota’s pheasants. The economic question that will be answered this fall is whether hunters will visit in smaller numbers from other states after hearing news of what’s shaping up as a loss of 4.5 million birds.By Bob Mercer , August 26, 2011
Uninvited guests crash hawk buffet
Three of us hunted pheasants one afternoon.By Roger Wiltz , December 08, 2010
Wiltz: A potpourri of pheasant thoughts
On the afternoon of Nov. 14, Dave and his dog Kate, Don and I went pheasant hunting. Mild temperature, little wind, great dog work and tight-holding birds made for an enjoyable, easy limit.By Roger Wiltz , November 30, 2010
Hunters report safe weekend
As of Sunday afternoon, Game, Fish and Parks Conservation Officer Andy Petersen said no injuries had been reported even as orange-clad hunters tromped through area fields in search of pheasants.
“It’s one of the few years that has happened,” Petersen said.
By Austin Kaus , October 18, 2010
Conditions ripe for hunting
South Dakota will be swelling with hunters today, stomping through fields to chase roughly 8.65 million pheasants. Based on the crop harvest, hunters should be ecstatic compared to last year. As of Oct. 10 — the most recent South Dakota weekly crop report — the state’s grain harvest was well beyond last year’s progress. That means the birds have fewer places to hide.By Luke Hagen , October 16, 2010
PC chapter to hold 25th annual fundraiser
The Pheasant Country chapter of Pheasants Forever will hold its 25th annual fundraiser banquet Friday night at The Corn Palace.By Travis Mester , October 12, 2010
Opinion: Is it too early to set next fall’s pheasant season?
Today I thought I’d react to the latest regarding our S.D. Game, Fish & Parks Department. I like the appointment of John Cooper as a new commissioner. As John is semi-retired, he’ll have time to study the issues. Because John is an avid angler and hunter, he will understand our concerns. He also possesses vast experience in the field, as well as training in fish and wildlife science.By Roger Wiltz , March 17, 2010
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