Pheasant Outlook
Pheasant Outlook Forecast Report from UGUIDE South Dakota Pheasant Hunting.
Awaiting 2015 SD GFP Road Side Survey? Not Really...
August 10, 2015 by UGUIDE South Dakota Pheasant Hunting
While many await the touted South Dakota Game Fish & Parks Survey Report, our hunters are finding that those who manage habitat like that at UGUIDE Pheasant Camps can have a different report. We track the rooster harvests at all our pheasant camps each week and have proven that even in down years, our numbers do not coincide with Game and Fish's findings.
More...2015 South Dakota Pheasant Hunting Brood Forecast
August 01, 2015 by UGUIDE South Dakota Pheasant Hunting
While this is not the official SD GFP Brood Count, I am sure you will find this update I wrote to our hunters at our Pheasant Camp Lodge to be informative and interesting.
More...July 1 2015 South Dakota Pheasant Nesting Report
July 02, 2015 by UGUIDE South Dakota Pheasant Hunting
This is a little different slant on a nesting update. This letter was emailed out to the guests at my Pheasant Camp Lodge. This will give you some good insight into the dealings of the typical UGUIDE Pheasant Camp Manager. Enjoy....
More...First Brood of the Year on the Ground
May 20, 2015 by UGUIDE South Dakota Pheasant Hunting
Pheasants amaze once again. 1 day after a statewide freeze warning I saw my first brood on the ground.
More...Spring Pheasant Update Including Avian Infuenza
May 14, 2015 by UGUIDE South Dakota Pheasant Hunting
The next big media scare about pheasants in South Dakota is the bird flu issue across the Upper Midwest. However, there is much to be excited about when it comes to pheasants in South Dakota.
More...Are Pheasants The Canary in the Coal Mine?
February 23, 2015 by UGUIDE South Dakota Pheasant Hunting
The following is an excerpt from a recent update I sent to all UGUIDE landowner outfitters about a water quality session at the recent Pheasant Fest in Des Moines Iowa. It is eye opening....
More...2014 - The Pheasant Season in Review
February 19, 2015 by UGUIDE South Dakota Pheasant Hunting
A review of all UGUIDE Pheasant Camps from the 2014 season.
More...UGUIDE Week 9 Harvest Report By Camp
December 15, 2014 by UGUIDE South Dakota Pheasant Hunting
Week 9, again, unseasonably warm. I cannot remember it ever being 54 degrees and no snow on the ground this late in December. This leaves birds unbunched and free to roam making them difficult to hunt and harvest rates will be lower. As I write this we are in a winter storm warning and are receiving new snow and 30MPH winds. Cooler temps and lighter winds will greet week 10 hunters. Should be interesting to see the change in results for week 10. More...
UGUIDE Week 8 Harvest Report By Camp
December 06, 2014 by UGUIDE South Dakota Pheasant Hunting
Week 8 rings in some unseasonably warm weather which can actually impact the hunting as birds will spread out, loaf, and use adjacent picked stubble fields and are not forced into high quality cover. I have a group hunting at Pheasant Camp Lodge Week 9 and the highs are forecast in the 50's. It will be warmer the second half of the season that it was the first half. Don't try and out guess the weather in South Dakota. Just hunt. More...
UGUIDE Week 7 Harvest Report By Camp
December 06, 2014 by UGUIDE South Dakota Pheasant Hunting
Crop harvest is now complete which week 7 is the on average completion date for crop harvest on a year over year basis. Weather was not too cold and not too warm. Keep in mind that some of the numbers posted were by groups with no dogs and other groups with very limited skills on South Dakota Fair Chase Pheasants. That is also the case on some earlier weeks in the season. More...
