Pheasant Outlook
Pheasant Outlook Forecast Report from UGUIDE South Dakota Pheasant Hunting.
SD Game and Fish to Propose Raising Rooster Limit for 3 to 5 Dec. 3rd
November 28, 2009 by UGUIDE
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.
More...11/23 - 2009 South Dakota Pheasant Hunting Field Crops Conditions Report
November 24, 2009 by Chris Hitzeman
Cover that pheasants hide in during the day continues to shrink at a substantial pace each week. Hunting conditions have improved and reports are good around the state. The corn crop is 40% out of the field now but 60% still remains and it sounds like areas in the NE part of the state may be in all winter due to mold and muddy fields being inaccessible. The weather has been dry and mild this last week and that bodes well for continued harvest. Pheasant hunting looks to be its best after Thanksgiving and on into the new year in South Dakota.
More...11/16 - 2009 South Dakota Pheasant Hunting Field Crops Conditions Report
November 16, 2009 by Chris Hitzeman
Soybeans are all but done and corn made its biggest harvest leap this year last week. With a favorable 10 day weather forecast, the farmers should begin hitting the corn hard and getting it out of the fields. I can speak first hand about how this will improve the hunting conditions as my operator stripped out all the corn on my farm and we went from seeing no birds to harvesting 19 in one day.
More...11/8 - 2009 South Dakota Pheasant Hunting Field Crops Conditions Report
November 11, 2009 by Chris Hitzeman
Major gains have been made in soybeans and now corn as well as sorghum across the state. However, corn and beans are still behind but catching up quick. Hunting will pick up but a lot more corn has to come out to really improve hunting conditions dramatically. The report also does not reflect the great gains made this week on the crop harvest due to excellent harvest and drying weather.
More...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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