Minnesota Pheasant News

Ultimate Pheasant Hunting Member Hunt - May. 09, 2011
Nine UPH members and a couple gal-friends got together at the Minnesota Heartland Preserve near Granite Falls, MN for a pheasant hunt. Everyone arrived around 11:00 AM and had a chance to meet each other before we had a lunch of Sloppy Joe?s, chips, brownies and non-alcoholic beverages

Ultimate Pheasant Hunting Member Get Together at Minnesota Heartland Preserve-Granite Falls, MN - Mar. 17, 2011
Ultimate Pheasant Hunting (UPH) and Minnesota Heartland Preserve in Granite Falls, MN would like you to join us on April 16, 2011. This hunt is put on by our Ultimate Pheasant Hunting forum board active members. Join us, bring your dog or swing by and watch the dogs work.

Pheasants Forever's Leopold Education Project Notches National Interpretive Award - Dec. 15, 2010
Exploring the Outdoors with Aldo Leopold, a curriculum developed by Pheasants Forever's Leopold Education Project, has been named the top interpretive curriculum by the National Association for Interpretation.

Freeport artist wins 2011 pheasant stamp competition - Oct. 04, 2010
A painting by Scot Storm of Freeport was chosen as the winning design from among 19 entries in the 2011 pheasant habitat stamp contest sponsored by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR).

DNR, outdoor groups offer free program on Upland Bird Day - Sep. 13, 2010
Adults and youth interested in learning how to hunt upland game birds such as pheasant and grouse are invited to Upland Bird Day. This hands-on clinic runs from 1-5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 25, at the Dakota County Gun Club.

2010 Minnesota Pheasant Hunting Forecast - Sep. 13, 2010
Forecast: Despite it's worst winter in nearly a decade, Minnesota's August roadside survey remains unchanged from 2009, when hunters harvested more than 400,000 roosters. According to Kurt Haroldson, wildlife biologist for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Farmland Population and Research Group, hunters can expect a harvest around that mark in 2010. The winter of 2009-10 was the most severe period for much of the farmland region in 10 years, which did cause some pheasant mortality. Spring nesting conditions were excellent early, but declined in June. And Minnesota lost 21,000 CRP acres from its pheasant range from 2009, but increases in enrollment of other farm programs and acquisition of public lands exceeded CRP losses. The 2010 pheasant index (62.8 birds/100 miles driven) was similar to 2009, but the hen index portion of the survey was 28 percent below the 10-year average. Overall, considering the severity of the past winter, pheasant hunters and state biologists were pleasantly surprised by the numbers this year. The best opportunities for harvesting pheasants likely will be in the southwest where observers reported 104 birds per 100 miles of survey driven. Hunters also will find good harvest opportunities in the central and west central regions, where observers reported 76 and 70 birds per 100 miles driven, respectively. Season Dates: October 16 through January 2, 2011 Daily Bag Limit: 2; changes to 3 on December 1 through end of season Possession Limit: 6; changes to 9 on December 1 through end of season Field Notes:In an effort to get a hunting walk-in access program off the ground in Minnesota, the state DNR has requested $2.7 million in federal "Open Fields" funding to establish a pilot program in the southwest part of the state.

Minnesota's pheasant index remains unchanged from 2009 - Sep. 07, 2010
Minnesota's pheasant index remains unchanged from 2009 but is 22 percent below the 10-year average, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR).

August 11, 2010 Twin Cities Metro Area Pheasant Jamboree - Aug. 08, 2010
Join the Metro Area Pheasants Forever Chapter at their Metro Pheasant Forever Jamboree this Wednesday August 11th at the Minnesota Horse and Hunt Club in Prior Lake. We have a great event planned with clay shooting, pig roast, Raffles, Auctions, Guest speaker Ron Schara, gun reps coming from Benelli, Stoeger, Browning, Winchester and Savage (shoot one of the new models), Gun Smiths and Exhibitors like Cabelas, Gander Mtn, Joe's, Reed's, Pro Power Sports, Apple Valley Ford, Wolff Animal Hospital, TK Taxidermy, Holzinger Kennels, US Bank, Fulton, Marshal Minnesota Chamber of Commerce, 5 Hunting Ranches from the Dakota's and more.