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.
HURON, S.D. - With the prairie winds waving around waist-high grass that has benefited from above-normal precipitation this spring, many nesting birds including pheasant, grouse and waterfowl are at the peak of their critical nesting and brood rearing time.
Economic Impact of the 2007 Pheasant Hunting Season Hits Record Level - May. 07, 2008
PIERRE, S.D. — The combination of 1.5 million acres of marginal cropland enrolled into the Conservation Reserve Program and favorable nesting and brood-rearing weather conditions set the stage for something special last fall in South Dakota.
SAFE Program Welcome News for South Dakota Pheasants - Apr. 08, 2008
South Dakota pheasants, begging for some positive news after the expiration of 302,857 Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) acres in the state last fall, received it last week.
Longer Pheasant Hunting Season Proposed - Mar. 14, 2008
PIERRE, S.D. — South Dakota’s pheasant hunting season might get longer under a proposal being considered by the Game, Fish and Parks Commission. The proposal lengthens the season through January. In the past, the season has ended on the first Sunday in January.
Pheasants Forever National Board Member Nets AGLOW Award - Oct. 31, 2007
Saint Paul, Minn. - Pheasants Forever (PF) national board member and outdoor writer/photographer Berdette Zastrow of Columbia, South Dakota, recently received a pair of honors in the Association of Great Lakes Outdoor Writers (AGLOW) 2007 Awards in Craft competition.
First Annual Dakota Women of the Outdoors Pheasant Hunt is November 3rd - Oct. 16, 2007
The Heartland Region Chapter of Pheasants Forever will host its 1st Annual Dakota Women of the Outdoors Pheasant Hunt on Saturday, November 3rd, near Huron, South Dakota. The event, limited to 30 spots, is open to women age 12 and older with a valid small game license. Spots will be filled on a first-come, first-serve basis.
In a Pheasant State of Mind - Sep. 01, 2007
The newly minted South Dakota 25-cent piece says it all: On the back, a ringneck pheasant, official state bird of South Dakota. Here in America’s breadbasket, the ringneck pheasant is the main attraction in the autumn and early winter months. Whereas in other parts of the country, the sight of blaze orange attire may be seen as peculiar or even shunned, it seems that here, every convenience store, restaurant and hotel are flying banners saying "Welcome Hunters."
South Dakota's Teaming with Wildlife Coalition Continues to Grow - Feb. 15, 2007
For the past year, state wildlife agencies throughout the nation have rejuvenated and expanded their state Teaming with Wildlife coalitions.
