11/1 - 2009 South Dakota Pheasant Hunting Field Crops Conditions Report

By Chris Hitzeman | November 02, 2009

Limits coming from Dewey county camps and Lyman county camps but most East River camps struggle as plagued by standing corn. Corn harvest only making 3% per week. Beans is going at 10% per week which would mean another 4-5 weeks to get done and then start on corn which would means corn harvest would start at large around 1st week of Dec. FIELD CROPS REPORT Fifty percent of the soybean crop has been harvested, compared to 92 percent last year and 95 percent for the fiveyear average. Twelve percent of corn has been harvested for grain, compared to 31 percent last year and 55 percent for the five-year average. Ninety-five percent of the winter wheat seeding is complete, compared to 99 percent in 2008 and 100 percent for the five-year average. Eighty-five percent of the winter wheat is emerged, compared to 88 percent last year and 92 percent for the five-year average. Ninety-six percent of the sunflowers are rated mature, compared to 91 percent last year and 97 percent for the five-year average. Fourteen percent of the sunflower crop has been harvested, compared to 37 percent in 2008 and 55 percent for the five-year average.

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