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11/23 - 2009 South Dakota Pheasant Hunting Field Crops Conditions Report
November 24, 2009 by Chris Hitzeman
Cover that pheasants hide in during the day continues to shrink at a substantial pace each week. Hunting conditions have improved and reports are good around the state. The corn crop is 40% out of the field now but 60% still remains and it sounds like areas in the NE part of the state may be in all winter due to mold and muddy fields being inaccessible. The weather has been dry and mild this last week and that bodes well for continued harvest. Pheasant hunting looks to be its best after Thanksgiving and on into the new year in South Dakota.
More...11/16 - 2009 South Dakota Pheasant Hunting Field Crops Conditions Report
November 16, 2009 by Chris Hitzeman
Soybeans are all but done and corn made its biggest harvest leap this year last week. With a favorable 10 day weather forecast, the farmers should begin hitting the corn hard and getting it out of the fields. I can speak first hand about how this will improve the hunting conditions as my operator stripped out all the corn on my farm and we went from seeing no birds to harvesting 19 in one day.
More...11/8 - 2009 South Dakota Pheasant Hunting Field Crops Conditions Report
November 11, 2009 by Chris Hitzeman
Major gains have been made in soybeans and now corn as well as sorghum across the state. However, corn and beans are still behind but catching up quick. Hunting will pick up but a lot more corn has to come out to really improve hunting conditions dramatically. The report also does not reflect the great gains made this week on the crop harvest due to excellent harvest and drying weather.
More...11/1 - 2009 South Dakota Pheasant Hunting Field Crops Conditions Report
November 02, 2009 by Chris Hitzeman
Limits are coming from Dewey county camps and Lyman county camps but most East River camps struggle as they are plagued by standing corn. The corn harvest is only at 3% per week. Beans are going at 10% per week which would mean another 4-5 weeks to get done and then a start on corn which would mean the corn harvest would start at large around the 1st week of Dec.
More...10/26 - South Dakota Pheasant Hunting Field Crops Conditions Report
October 26, 2009 by Chris Hitzeman
Limits coming from West River, Stoney Butte Creek and Aberdeen North locations. The corn harvest increased only 3% last week across the state from 6% to 9%. Soybeans went from 30% to 40% harvested and milo only went from 24% to 26%. Temps are cooler across the state and rains over the last 2 weeks have not helped harvest conditions improve much. Hunters are finding their best hunting during the last hour of daylight as birds move from corn to roosting cover.
More...2009 South Dakota Pheasant Hunting Season Outlook Forecast Report - Fall
August 28, 2009 by South Dakota Game & Fish
GFP counted an average of 6.32 pheasants per mile in 2009, the fourth highest statewide count in the past 45 years. Although this year's statewide index has decreased from last year, the 2009 statewide pheasant per mile count is 13 percent higher than the 10-year average.
More...MN DNR Reports a 522,000 Rooster Harvest during 2008 Pheasant Hunting Season
August 26, 2009 by Chris Hitzeman
For the fifth year out of the last six, Minnesota pheasant hunters in 2008 harvested more than a half million roosters. Prior to 2003, Minnesota hunters had bagged more than 500,000 birds during just two seasons since 1964 (1981 & 1991). While the 2008 harvest fell well below the 40-year record set in 2007 with a 655,000 bird harvest, hunter participation and success during the 2008 season remained high.
More...North Dakota - 2009 Pheasant Crowing Counts Down from 2008
August 05, 2009 by UGUIDE South Dakota Pheasant Hunting
North Dakota's spring pheasant crowing count survey revealed a 25 percent decrease statewide compared to last year, according to Stan Kohn, upland game management supervisor for the state Game and Fish Department.
More...South Dakota Game and Fish - Offering Free Public Lands GPS Mapping Program
August 05, 2009 by UGUIDE South Dakota Pheasant Hunting
PIERRE, S.D. South Dakota has millions of acres of lands open to the public, and a new option to locate those areas is being offered by the Department of Game, Fish and Parks.
More...2009 South Dakota Pheasant Hunting Season Outlook Forecast Report - Summer
July 07, 2009 by Chris Hitzeman
The critical nesting season is winding down. Mid June to mid July is critical nesting season. I've had reports of 22 egg nests and 12,14,16 chick broods.
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