Chris Hitzeman
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2008 South Dakota Pheasant Hunting Outlook Forecast - December
December 04, 2008 by Chris Hitzeman
If early season reports were less than stellar due to the crop harvest being severely hampered by fall rains and moisture, then the late season reports will reflect the true bird numbers now that better than 90% of crops across the state are out of the field.
More...2008 South Dakota Pheasant Hunting Outlook Forecast - October
October 07, 2008 by Chris Hitzeman
We're soon to be on the eve of the opener of the 100th year of pheasants since the introduction of the bird to the state a century ago.
More...No Child Left Indoors Act
September 24, 2008 by Chris Hitzeman
Saint Paul, Minn. September 24, 2008 Pheasants Forever (PF) and Quail Forever (QF), members of the No Child Left Inside Coalition, applaud the U.S. House of Representatives for its recent passage of the No Child Left Inside Act of 2008. The No Child Left Inside Act of 2008 creates new funding for training teachers in outdoor education, expands environmental education programs and helps states to create programs to ensure that U.S. graduates are environmentally literate.
More...2008 North Dakota Pheasant Hunting Outlook Forecast
September 23, 2008 by Chris Hitzeman
A wet spring and cool temperatures have led to a decline in pheasants in North Dakota this year due to unfavorable nesting conditions across the state.
More...2008 South Dakota Pheasant Hunting Outlook Forecast - September
August 29, 2008 by Chris Hitzeman
PIERRE, S.D.— Pheasants in South Dakota Up 9% over 2007. Favorable weather conditions and good habitat have once again combined to produce a record pheasant crop in South Dakota.
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