Minnesota Pheasant Hunting
Minnesota Governor's Pheasant Hunt Eminent
Minnesota's Gubernatorial elect Mark Dayton is on the record with the West Central Tribune newspaper, pledging the Montevideo, Minnesota area will be the site of the state's first ever Governor's pheasant opener.- Ultimate Pheasant Hunting Member Hunt - May. 09, 2011
- Ultimate Pheasant Hunting Member Get Together at Minnesota Heartland Preserve-Granite Falls, MN - Mar. 17, 2011
- Pheasants Forever's Leopold Education Project Notches National Interpretive Award - Dec. 15, 2010
- Freeport artist wins 2011 pheasant stamp competition - Oct. 04, 2010
- DNR, outdoor groups offer free program on Upland Bird Day - Sep. 13, 2010
- 2010 Minnesota Pheasant Hunting Forecast - Sep. 13, 2010
- Minnesota's pheasant index remains unchanged from 2009 - Sep. 07, 2010
- August 11, 2010 Twin Cities Metro Area Pheasant Jamboree - Aug. 08, 2010
- Anoka, MN Game Fair August 6,7,8,13,14,15 - Aug. 06, 2010
- Winter Hits Pheasant Range Hard - Apr. 01, 2010
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Though not grim by any means, Minnesota is preparing for a season that will undoubtedly be unlike recent years which brought statewide harvests of over 500,000 birds. Statewide, the pheasant index was down 27 percent from 2008, when the harvest tipped the scales at 522,000 roosters. The loss of 110,000 CRP acres in two years, a moderately severe winter and a cool, wet spring that reduced early brood survival were the chief culprits. Minnesota pheasant hunters are expected to find birds in about the same abundance as 2004, when 420,000 roosters were harvested. Southwester Minny will again provide the best opportunities, where observers conducting the August Roadside Survey reported 116 birds per 100 miles of survey driven. Good harvest opportunities might also be found in the west-central, central and south-central regions, where observers reported 65, 59, and 53 birds per 100 miles driven, respectively. As Minnesota braces for the expiration of another 63,000 acres of CRP on September 30, cause for optimism includes the nearly 23,000 acres that have been enrolled in Minnesota's Back Forty CRP SAFE, which is specifically aimed at enhancing habitat for pheasants. Minnesota pheasants should also benefit over the next 25 years from the Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment passed by Minnesotans last year (of which Pheasants Forever was a strong supporter). The Amendment will generate over $100 million annually for Minnesota's Outdoor Heritage Fund. * Season Dates: October 10 thru January 3, 2010 * Daily Bag / Possession Limits: 2 / 6; 3 / 9 after December 1
