UGUIDE Unguided South Dakota Pheasant Hunting Report Week 9

December 17, 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. 15, 2013 - Crop Harvest Complete

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

Week 9 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 - No UGUIDE Group.  No Data.

Upland Ringneck - No UGUIDE Group.  No Data.

West River Adventures - 3.0 (90)

Wolf Creek - 3.0 (90)

Tier 2

J Bar Lazy 7 - UGUIDE Group gave no report.

Pheasant Camp Lodge - No UGUIDE Group.  No Data.

Tier 3

Meadow Creek - 0.0 (3)

Old Bank Lodge - 1.0 (15)

The Boar's Nest - 2.5 (31)

Tier 4

Cattail Haven - 3.0 (36)

Gunner's Haven - 1.5 (20)

Comments:  Early indicators are that the delayed harvest of 2014 will relate to increased hunting success as the season progresses.

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