North Dakota Pheasant Hunting
It was another banner year last year in North Dakota, where hunters put 907,434 roosters into their game vests. Though crowing counts were up in all four pheasant districts of state - from 23 percent in the southeast to 50 percent in the northwest - early indications from the August roadside survey were that pheasant numbers will be down about 30 percent from the high 2007 counts in southeast, southwest and northwest portions of the state.
The northeast and central portions of the state could be down close to 60 percent from last year. According to Stan Kohn, Upland Game Management Supervisor with the North Dakota Game and Fish Department, this season is shaping up to be similar to 2005, when hunters harvested 809,000 birds, by no means a bad year.
Some of the counties on the east side of Lake Sakakawea will have good numbers of pheasants, as will some of the counties in the southwestern and southeastern parts of the state, south of I-94.
The North Dakota landscape is changing, however, with over 400,000 acres of CRP expiring last year and over 1.8 million acres set to expire over the next four years. Those potential habitat losses will eventually lower the pheasant population, and hunters will see the impact as well.
Season Opener: October 11
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Erickson RanchSouth of, Hettinger, North Dakota
Phone : (801) 358-0698
Erickson Ranch is located 25 miles North of Hettinger, North Dakota in Adams County. It's home to over 750 acres of private land offering pure solitude and natural wildlife. We offer self guided/land access hunts for the North Dakota "do it yourself" pheasant hunter. more...
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North Dakota News Headlines
Recent pheasant news, articles, reports from the state of North Dakota, pheasants forever and other sources.
- Pheasants Forever Adds Conservation Program Experts in North Dakota - Nov. 23, 2009
- Youth Pheasant Weekend Oct. 3-4 - Sep. 21, 2009
- Pheasant Numbers Lowest Since Early 2000s - Sep. 10, 2009
- NoDak Pheasants Forever Gun Raffle Aims to Expand Farm Bill Biologist Program - Aug. 11, 2009
- 2009 Small Game and Furbearer Regulations Set - Aug. 06, 2009
- Pheasant Crowing Counts Down from Last Year - Jun. 25, 2009
- Pheasant Season Opens Oct. 11 - Sep. 26, 2008
- Residents Only on PLOTS, State WMAs from Oct. 11-17 - Sep. 26, 2008
- Youth Pheasant Weekend Oct. 4-5 - Sep. 22, 2008
- North Dakota: Pheasant Numbers Down, Good Year Expected - Sep. 15, 2008
