It’s opening weekend of the traditional pheasant hunting season in South Dakota. It’s been a busy start to the season at Al’s Dream Pheasant Hunts. “I’ve noticed a lot more action around the county, ...

South Dakota's pheasant hunting season is right around the corner, and many hunters are heading to Huron and Aberdeen. South Dakota has over 5 million acres of hunting land, according to ...

The Daily Republic, Mitchell, S.D. Luke Hagen, The Daily Republic, Mitchell, S.D. Jun. 3—PIERRE — It's been more than a decade since South Dakota saw this kind of pheasant hunting success. An ...

From Tennessee to Minnesota, visitors flock to the prairie each fall for camaraderie, tradition, and the state’s unmatched pheasant habitat ...

This year’s pheasant season has some big shoes to fill, and the Game, Fish and Parks Department says it just might.

Gov. Kristi Noem’s administration, the Department of Game Fish & Parks, (GF&P), stopped publishing an estimate of the state’s ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The traditional pheasant hunting season in South Dakota starts Saturday. Hunters from near and far will make their way to South Dakota this weekend for the traditional ...

Recent conservation efforts and favorable weather have helped pheasant populations rebound, with over 1.3 million birds harvested in 2024—the highest in 13 years. That abundance, paired with South ...

PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — Remember 2019? That was the year South Dakota’s pheasant season saw the fewest hunters since the early 1990s. Nonresident license sales had fallen to 63,801, a 38% drop from 2010 ...

South Dakota's 2024 pheasant hunting season yielded over 1.3 million harvested roosters, the highest in 13 years. An additional 380,000 pheasants were harvested within designated shooting preserves.