South Dakota pheasant population booming
muleystalker01
9/2/07 7:32pm
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - State wildlife officials say that when hunters take to the fields next month, they'll find 1 of the largest pheasant populations in South Dakota history.
The annual brood count survey, conducted by counting pheasants on 110 routes across the pheasant range, found statewide numbers that are 23% higher than last year's counts.
Doug Hansen, wildlife director for the Game, Fish and Parks Department, says South Dakota has not had such a large pheasant population since the early 1960s.
Brood surveys show the population is up in nearly all areas -- with the biggest increases in central South Dakota.
The main pheasant season starts October 20th, with a statewide youth season October 6th through the 8th and a resident-only season on public lands October 13th through the 16th.
The annual brood count survey, conducted by counting pheasants on 110 routes across the pheasant range, found statewide numbers that are 23% higher than last year's counts.
Doug Hansen, wildlife director for the Game, Fish and Parks Department, says South Dakota has not had such a large pheasant population since the early 1960s.
Brood surveys show the population is up in nearly all areas -- with the biggest increases in central South Dakota.
The main pheasant season starts October 20th, with a statewide youth season October 6th through the 8th and a resident-only season on public lands October 13th through the 16th.
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ABert
9/3/07 9:15am
I do love pheasant hunting! Looks like a bumper crop this year.
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waynedevore
9/4/07 6:48am
It's going to be the good old days of pheasant hunting. MN an ND also look very good. :thumb
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