By Chris Hitzeman | January 23, 2012
If you live or know anyone in or near the midwest of the country you'll know that the winter of 2011-2012 has been one of the most mild winters on record. On January 5th Armour South Dakota logged a 70 degree high temperature. 1 degree short of the record high. The same week Minneapolis clocked in a record 52 degree high temp. One for the books.
By Chris Hitzeman | October 11, 2011
Just when you'd thought you'd seen it all, as far as weather goes in South Dakota, it does a 180 on you again. In the last 2 weeks I have spent more time at the farm and also talking with UGUIDE Pheasant Camp Owners about the upcoming season. I also got to ride in a John Deere combine for the very first time. On Oct. 1, while mowing some edges of CRP fields, I saw a week old pheasant that could barely fly. It looked more like a chick than poult. I saw another brood of 8-10 birds that had no coloer on them whatsoever.
By Chris Hitzeman | September 20, 2011
SD GFP Road Counts are out...Down, Down, Down....Now what?
It's been 2 months since our last report in July. Much has transpired since then. I had to finish mowing my new CRP blocks the first week in August and I would say without a doubt that that week I have seen the most birds on the roads and in the CRP cover all summer. Even as a landowner out working habitat on your farm it remains difficult to assess real bird numbers due to all the cover available for young broods to escape into.
By Chris Hitzeman | July 19, 2011
We're implementing over 150 acres of new CRP at the Pheasant Camp Lodge near Geddes South Dakota this season. Some trees but mostly grasses. Last week I was out doing some CRP maintenance which included clipping weeds in some of the new CRP stands. I am happy to report having seen several broods of chicks from 3" to 6" in size and all are flyers as they pretty much fly from very young and small in size.
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