The right choke for pheasant hunting will help you put enough pellets in a ringneck’s vitals to drop the bird immediately. Pheasants are big, tough birds, often shot going away, at distances varying ...

A bag of South Dakota roosters, primarily taken on CREP walk-in. While the golden age of pheasant hunting may be behind us (just hunt with an older wingshooter and he’ll tell you all about it) there ...

The classic pheasant gun is a 12- or 16-gauge repeater, chosen because ringneck pheasants are tough and often found in bunches. When the air is full of cackling roosters, as it commonly was back in ...

At its core, pheasant hunting is a simple pursuit. You, plus maybe a couple of buddies, and a dog tromp through the uplands and lowlands flushing roosters. You walk until you shoot your limit and then ...

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 ...

South Dakota’s pheasant fields have been buzzing with excitement after the 2024 season delivered a massive harvest, and hunters are already eyeing the 2025 season with high hopes. Last year, the state ...

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.

CHADRON, Neb. — Nebraska is drawing a target on ring-necked pheasants with an aim to improve hunting experiences and boost rural economies. Two months after endorsing the concept, State Game and Parks ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources conducts a roadside survey of pheasant each August and this ...