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12/7 - 2009 South Dakota Pheasant Hunting Field Crops Conditions Report
December 07, 2009 by Chris Hitzeman
Most all of the crop in the state of South Dakota is out of the fields now except for 28% of the remaining corn crop which is coming down fast. A winter storm is blowing across the state today and that may slow things down but within 2 weeks the rest of the corn crop will be out making the last 2-3 weeks of the pheasant hunting season spectacular.
More...11/30 - 2009 South Dakota Pheasant Hunting Field Crops Conditions Report
November 30, 2009 by Chris Hitzeman
Summary: Corn moves from 40% harvested to 58% this last week. Beans, Sorghum and Sunflowers are all in the 90% range which effectively brings those to closure (done). The 10 day forecast looks dry and sunny which won't help drying much but will allow farmers to continue working on harvest. At this pace, corn harvest could finish in 2-3 weeks. SD Game and Fish has a vote on the table Dec. 3rd to increase pheasant daily limit from 3 to 5 birds per day increasing the game bag total from 15 to 25 in possession.
More...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...10/26 - South Dakota Pheasant Hunting Field Crops Conditions Report
October 26, 2009 by Chris Hitzeman
Limits coming from West River, Stoney Butte Creek and Aberdeen North locations. The corn harvest increased only 3% last week across the state from 6% to 9%. Soybeans went from 30% to 40% harvested and milo only went from 24% to 26%. Temps are cooler across the state and rains over the last 2 weeks have not helped harvest conditions improve much. Hunters are finding their best hunting during the last hour of daylight as birds move from corn to roosting cover.
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...MN DNR Reports a 522,000 Rooster Harvest during 2008 Pheasant Hunting Season
August 26, 2009 by Chris Hitzeman
For the fifth year out of the last six, Minnesota pheasant hunters in 2008 harvested more than a half million roosters. Prior to 2003, Minnesota hunters had bagged more than 500,000 birds during just two seasons since 1964 (1981 & 1991). While the 2008 harvest fell well below the 40-year record set in 2007 with a 655,000 bird harvest, hunter participation and success during the 2008 season remained high.
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