UGUIDE Opener Harvest Report By Camp
October 23, 2017 by UGUIDE South Dakota Pheasant Hunting
Weekly Crop % Harvested Data from USDA Oct. 23, 2017 - Soybeans - 81%, Corn - 19%, Sorghum - 21%, Sunflowers - 32%
Week 1 Results (Numbers posted in average pheasants harvested per person per day in .5 increments +/- .25).
Pheasant Harvest Totals are in ( # of total pheasant harvested )
Please Note: Faulkton and Meadow Creek are 4 day hunts and the rest of camps are 3 day hunts
Disclaimer: Please consider the results below DO NOT factor in daily weather, crop harvest progress, shooting skills, dog skills, number of dogs and group hunting skills as well as total hours hunted during each day.
Tier 1
Faulkton - 1.5 average per day, harvested total = 71 Pheasants
J Bar Lazy 7 - 1.2 average per day, harvested total = 21 Pheasants
Meadow Creek - 3.0 average per day, harvested total = 108 Pheasants + (8 sharpies & 3 Partridge)
Pheasant Camp Lodge - 1.1 average per day, harvested total = 33 Pheasants
West River Adventures - 3.0 average per day, harvested total = 144 Pheasants
Tier 2
Gunner's Haven - 0.5 average per day, harvested total = 3 Pheasants (8 Ducks)
Authors Comments: Factors impacting bird harvest were extremely high winds first 3 days of season and almost zero acres of corn harvested.
