South Dakota Pheasant News
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South Dakota Governor's Hunt Set for This Weekend
Oct. 22, 2010South Dakota's Invitational Governor's Hunt is set to take place this weekend in central South Dakota. The Governor's hunt, based out of Pierre, SD has been an annual event since the early 80's when it was resurrected by Governor Bill Janklow as an economic development effort to bring in business leaders interested in relocating their company to South Dakota.
Pheasant brood counts indicate that pheasant numbers in South Dakota have returned to levels below the remarkable high counts of the past few years. However, the pheasant population in the main part of the state's pheasant range will still provide quality hunting opportunities. From 2003 through 2010, the statewide pheasant-per-mile index was at levels not seen in the previous 40 years. The index this year is 46 percent lower than the 2010 index and 41 percent lower than the average of the past 10 years.
2010 South Dakota Pheasant Season Opens This Weekend - Oct. 16, 2010
PIERRE, S.D. - Hunters taking to the fields for the traditional South Dakota pheasant opener this weekend should find great conditions. With bird counts above the 10-year average, a favorable weather forecast and farmers harvesting crops in many areas, conditions are ripe for a successful weekend.
Aberdeen Hosting Million Dollar Bird Hunt - Oct. 01, 2010
Aberdeen, SD - The Aberdeen Area is the place to be for the 2010 pheasant hunting season. Experience the rush of pounding wings, bright skies, and the cackle of roosters as they explode into the sky. This year is even more exciting because every hunter has the chance to win a million dollars if they shoot a banded pheasant in Brown County!
2010 South Dakota Pheasant Hunting Forecast - Sep. 13, 2010
Forecast: Coming off a season in which hunters harvested more than 1.6 million roosters, South Dakota's 2010 brood survey count showed a 3 percent increase from last year. To state it best, South Dakota remains the "Pheasant Capital."
South Dakota 2010 Pheasant Outlook - Sep. 03, 2010
Pheasant Brood Route Survey Shows Healthy Numbers - Despite a drop in CRP acres in South Dakota in recent years, a new CRP general signup and rise in pheasant numbers have South Dakota pheasant hunters happy heading into the season.
Pheasants Forever's Farm Bill Program in SD Does Conservation on 500K Acres - Aug. 17, 2010
Brookings, S.D. - August 16, 2010 - Pheasants Forever's Farm Bill Biologist program, which provides conservation service to landowners through one-one-one consulting, launched in South Dakota in 2003. In just seven years, the program has worked to improve soil, water and wildlife habitat quality on more than 500,000 South Dakota acres. Pheasants Forever looks to add to that total during the current Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) general sign-up.
South Dakota Annual Pheasant Survey Underway - Aug. 03, 2010
PIERRE, S.D. - It's not always easy to make a connection between the dog days of August and South Dakota's annual pheasant hunting season, but the Game, Fish and Parks Department does that in a very big way with its annual pheasant brood route survey.
Pheasant Harvest Near 1.7 Million in 2009 - Apr. 15, 2010
PIERRE, S.D. - The Game, Fish and Parks Department estimates that South Dakota's pheasant harvest in 2009 was just short of 1.7 million roosters. "We complete a science-based random survey of hunters each year at the end of the hunting seasons," said Corey Huxoll, GFP harvest surveys coordinator. "Thanks to the overwhelming response these hunters provide us, we are able to get an accurate picture of their success."
