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.
PIERRE, S.D. - The Game Fish and Parks Commission has finalized two popular game-bird seasons.
Statewide Pheasant Season Proposed; Youth and Resident Season Finalized - Mar. 12, 2010
PIERRE, S.D. - The South Dakota Game Fish and Parks Commission has proposed a statewide traditional pheasant season this year that is similar to 2009 and a slightly longer season for pheasant hunters at Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge in Brown County. The Sand Lake proposal would adjust the season-ending date from Dec. 31 last year to the first Sunday of January.
Winter Habitat Key to Pheasant Survival - Feb. 11, 2010
PIERRE, S.D. - The winter of 2009-2010 is already one for the record books, leaving many South Dakotans wondering how their state bird, the pheasant, can survive the elements.
Catch Pheasants Forever On the Dial in Mitchell, South Dakota - Dec. 29, 2009
"In the Wild with Pheasants Forever," the official outdoor radio production of Pheasants Forever, can now be heard on KORN 1490 AM out of Mitchell, South Dakota. The seven-minute "In the Wild" segment is recorded, produced and featured as part of The Big Wild, America's Premier Outdoor Radio Show. The show will premiere on KORN on January 2, 2010.
Pheasant Proposal Fails - Dec. 03, 2009
PIERRE, S.D. - A proposal to increase the daily bag limit of pheasants from 3 to 5 was defeated at the monthly GFP Commission meeting in Pierre on Thursday. A proposal needs five votes from the eight member Commission to become rule, but there were only four supporting the measure so the proposal failed to pass.
Pheasant Limits May Increase In December - Nov. 25, 2009
Pierre, S.D. - Due to the delayed harvest of crops this fall, the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Commission intends to act at its Dec. 3-4 meeting in Pierre on a proposal to raise the three-bird daily pheasant bag limit to five cock pheasants daily.
Sign Up for New South Dakota CRP Practice Begins November 23rd - Nov. 18, 2009
Sign up for South Dakota's newest Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) practice begins on Monday, November 23rd. The goal of South Dakota's targeted Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program, or CREP, is to enroll up to 100,000 acres of eligible agricultural land located in the James River Watershed. Acres enrolled in the South Dakota CREP will also be enrolled in the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Walk-In Area Program for hunting and fishing access.
Safety First This Pheasant Hunting Season - Oct. 23, 2009
Pierre S.D.- Shouts of "rooster, rooster!" spread through South Dakota fields as pheasant season shifts into high gear. While that excitement is part of the thrill of the hunt, Game, Fish and Parks officials also remind hunters to exercise caution and restraint, especially when flushing low-flying roosters.
