‘A great opener’
Iowa’s pheasant opener was busy, with lots of hunter success.
Pheasants
Artist sweeps stamp design contests
Wautoma’s Sam Timm won the 2023 Wisconsin wild turkey, pheasant and waterfowl stamp design contests.
‘Set up for a good hunting year for pheasants’
As the season looms, Iowa hunters can likely expect to harvest 300,000 to 400,000 roosters this year, which is similar to last year, when the harvest was the highest in more than a decade.
Pheasant numbers spike after favorable spring
Weather and habitat are the main influences on Minnesota’s pheasant population trends.
Crowing about roosters: Another banner Iowa pheasant-hunting season expected
Results of Iowa’s 2022 pheasant population survey are in and the results were nearly identical to that of 2021, when hunters harvested the highest number of roosters in more than a decade.
‘Really good pheasant hunting’
Pheasant hunters in Iowa bagged 375,000 roosters in 2021, and the nesting outlook predicts another good hunting season ahead.
Harvest Kitchen Series: Pheasant Stew
An everyday meal harvested from nature’s pantry and celebrated in the home kitchen.
South Dakota flush with optimism as pheasant season nears
With possible record pheasant numbers this year, officials expect businesses will flourish
North Dakota drought taking toll on prime pheasant areas
Wildlife officials also are concerned about what the upcoming winter and spring might hold for the population of the popular upland game bird.
Iowa pheasant harvest second highest in more than a decade
“Part of the increased harvest was due to the increase in pheasant hunters – 10,000 more hunters compared to 2019, which was the highest since 2009.”
North Dakota pheasant estimate up, but drought is wild card
It took the state about three years to recover from the last drought, in 2017.
Best time to train a young dog afield? Right now
Want to round out a bird hunting dog? Give him or her on-the-job experience with wild ring-necked pheasants or ruffed grouse sooner, not later.
Wisconsin stocking up for holiday pheasant hunts
Hunters looking to spend more time afield this holiday season will find eight properties in central and southern Wisconsin stocked with 1,440 pheasants during the week of Dec. 21.
Avoiding pheasant-hunting crowds on public land
Finding cagey late-season ringnecks during a year when license sales have blown up.
Shooting preserves are important
In this new world of COVID-19, social distancing, and masks, shooting preserves can play an important role in getting new hunters afield in a safe and responsible manner. Whether it is the next generation of junior hunters or older adults who are new to upland bird hunting, chasing pheasants or chukars on a preserve is the perfect way to get…
Cold, wind make for tough South Dakota pheasant opener
Many hunters were happy with the number of birds they saw, but it was tough to shoot them in the weather conditions, one conservation officer reported.
No Governor’s Pheasant Hunting Opener, but a governor opener hunt nonetheless
The birds didn’t cooperate, though, as the hunting party failed to bag a bird.
Drier spring, summer leads to pheasant rebound
Pheasant index exceeds 10-year average in many parts of the state.
Iowa pheasant survey: bird numbers up significantly
The southeast region led the way with a 163 percent increase, followed by the northeast region with a 115 percent increase and east central region with a 55 percent increase.
Minnesota Governor’s Pheasant Hunting Opener postponed
Fairmont to instead host event Oct. 8-9, 2021.
Wisconsin stocking fewer DNR-raised pheasants in 2020
COVID-19 pandemic impacting DNR’s ability to raise pheasants this year.
Holiday surprise: Pheasants ‘secretly’ released for annual hunt
“We don’t publicize the date of the release. We keep it pretty close to the vest. They (the public) have no idea where the releases will occur.”
North Dakota pheasant hunter kills mountain lion that charged him
The big cat weighing more than 100 pounds came within 10 feet of the hunter before he shot it.
Time for the late-season rooster roll call
Challenging and calorie-burning? Sure, but some of the most rewarding ring-necked pheasant hunting begins right now.
Hunting released pheasants on Wisconsin’s public lands
Getting farther from the parking areas and hunting weekdays often the keys to success on hard-hunted public areas.
An early birthday celebration on the pheasant opener
Zach Burnette, of Cass City, admires the rooster he shot on Michigan’s pheasant opener, two days shy of his 14th birthday. (Photo by Bill Parker)Don’t blame Zach Burnette for celebrating a little bit, a couple days shy of his 14th birthday. The 13-year-old Cass City resident was all smiles when I caught up with him at lunch on opening day…
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