Pheasant Outlook
Pheasant Outlook Forecast Report from UGUIDE South Dakota Pheasant Hunting.
11/1 - 2009 South Dakota Pheasant Hunting Field Crops Conditions Report
November 02, 2009 by Chris Hitzeman
Limits are coming from Dewey county camps and Lyman county camps but most East River camps struggle as they are plagued by standing corn. The corn harvest is only at 3% per week. Beans are going at 10% per week which would mean another 4-5 weeks to get done and then a start on corn which would mean the corn harvest would start at large around the 1st week of Dec.
More...2009 South Dakota Pheasant Hunting Season Outlook Forecast Report - Fall
August 28, 2009 by South Dakota Game & Fish
GFP counted an average of 6.32 pheasants per mile in 2009, the fourth highest statewide count in the past 45 years. Although this year's statewide index has decreased from last year, the 2009 statewide pheasant per mile count is 13 percent higher than the 10-year average.
More...North Dakota - 2009 Pheasant Crowing Counts Down from 2008
August 05, 2009 by UGUIDE South Dakota Pheasant Hunting
North Dakota's spring pheasant crowing count survey revealed a 25 percent decrease statewide compared to last year, according to Stan Kohn, upland game management supervisor for the state Game and Fish Department.
More...2009 South Dakota Pheasant Hunting Season Outlook Forecast Report - Summer
July 07, 2009 by Chris Hitzeman
The critical nesting season is winding down. Mid June to mid July is critical nesting season. I've had reports of 22 egg nests and 12,14,16 chick broods.
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2009 South Dakota Pheasant Hunting Season Outlook Forecast Report - Spring
February 12, 2009 by Chris Hitzeman
I've been talking with landowners across the state and also tracking the snow line.
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2009 South Dakota Pheasant Hunting Season Outlook Forecast Report - Winter
January 22, 2009 by Pheasants Forever
South Dakota - In recent years, South Dakota has experienced very mild winters which have helped produce record pheasant populations. To date, the 2008-2009 winter has brought an end to this mild spell as constant cold fronts carrying snow, arctic temperatures and strong winds (up to 70 mph in some areas) have passed across the entire state.
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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.
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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.
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2008 Pheasants Forever National Pheasant Hunting Forecast
September 23, 2008 by UGUIDE
Save for Iowa, where devastating weather negatively impacted the pheasant population, the remainder of the core pheasant powerhouses the Dakotas, Kansas, Minnesota and Nebraska will provide great opportunities for you to slide roosters into your vest this fall.
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.
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