UGUIDE Unguided South Dakota Pheasant Hunting Report Week 8

December 09, 2013 by UGUIDE South Dakota Pheasant Hunting

UGUIDE Pheasant Camps has begun to collect harvest data from each of its camps for each week and will post these results here on a weekly basis.  We will do this in an effort to distinguish itself from speculative and non comprehensive reports to give the pheasant hunting a better idea of what is going on around the state and at UGUIDE pheasant camps.

Keep in mind that non-release pheasant hunting has a host of variables that can affect harvest success.  Assume all data is for self-guided unguided pheasant hunts and where guided will be noted in the results.  Unguided pheasant hunitng success can be affected dramatically by just a few of these variables:  Crop harvest progress, dog skills, dog quantity, hunter skills, hunter quantity, shooting skills, daily weather, etc.

Weekly Crop Harvested Data from USDA Dec. 8, 2013 - Crop Harvest Complete

Weekly Crop Harvested Data from USDA Dec. 1, 2013 - Corn and Soybeans - DONE,  Sorghum - 97%, Sunflowers - 91%

Week 8 Results and Comments  (Numbers posted in>average pheasants harvested per person per day in .5 increments +/- .25)

Pheasant Harvest Totals are in (  # of total pheasant harvested )

Faulkton is a 4 day hunt and rest of camps are 3 day hunts

Tier 1

Faulkton - 2.5 (96) 5 day hunt

Upland Ringneck - No Group Booked.  No data.

West River Adventures - 1.5 (27)

Wolf Creek - Group Cancelled.  No data.

Tier 2

J Bar Lazy 7 - 1.5 (30)

Pheasant Camp Lodge - 1.0 (20, limits possible with better shooting)

Tier 3

Meadow Creek - Group Cancelled.  No data.

Old Bank Lodge - 1.0 (13)

The Boar's Nest - 2.0 (25)

Tier 4

Cattail Haven - 2.5 (28)

Gunner's Haven - Group Cancelled.  No data.

Comments:  Bird harvest numbers are coming up as crop harvest completes.  You will also pay attention to fact that this is one of nastiest weather weeks of the season and hunting tends to improve due the the concentration effect of birds in cover.

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