N.D. pheasant opener recap
I was out of the office Monday and Tuesday, but I caught up with Stan Kohn, the North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s go-to guy on pheasants, Wednesday afternoon to see how this past weekend’s...
View ArticleBismarck ranks No. 2 on list of ‘Top 25 Pheasant Towns’
Bismarck is the second-best pheasant hunting town in America in a list of the country’s Top 25 Pheasant Towns released this week by Pheasants Forever. Chamberlain, S.D., placed first on the list,...
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North Dakota pheasant numbers take healthy jump
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department had good news for pheasant hunters today when it announced that populations and brood production this spring were much improved from last year. Pheasant...
View Article‘Fun Day Pheasant Hunt’ is Saturday in Finley, N.D.
If you’re a pheasant hunter in need of a place to hunt Saturday, the wildlife club in Finley, N.D., is offering free pheasant hunting opportunities as part of its inaugural “Fun Day Pheasant Hunt.” The...
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N.D. pheasant counts drop 30 percent statewide
Stan Kohn had hinted as much last week, and now the prediction from the North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s upland game supervisor is official: Pheasant numbers in North Dakota are down 30 percent...
View ArticleBanded N.D. pheasants worth prizes as part of ‘After the Hunt’ promotion
With North Dakota’s pheasant opener just days away, hunters 21 and older who shoot one of 300 specially-banded pheasants again this fall will have a chance to a variety of prizes as part of Windsor...
View ArticleOct. 3-4 storm likely affected pheasants, backroad travel in southwest N.D.
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department said it’s too early to assess the impact of last weekend’s snowstorm on pheasants in southwest North Dakota, but some of the reports I’m hearing are pretty...
View ArticlePheasant hunters report spotty opening weekend success
It’s a small sample, to be sure, but the reports I’ve gotten suggest North Dakota hunters generally had tough to spotty hunting for the opening weekend of pheasant season. One hunter, who hunts between...
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Pheasants Forever launches Rooster Road trip with N.D. stop
Several members of Pheasants Forever’s leadership team are in North Dakota today on the first leg of their Rooster Road Trip, a five-day marathon that has them hunting pheasants in five states in as...
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N.D. spring rooster crowing counts increase
The impact of rainy June weather on pheasant production remains to be seen, but there was a glimmer of good news today when the North Dakota Game and Fish Department announced the results of its spring...
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N.D. spring pheasant, sharptail counts up from last year
The news many North Dakota upland hunters were waiting for came this morning when the Game and Fish Department announced the results of its spring pheasant crowing count. Spring sharptail numbers also...
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S.D. sees 42 percent increase in pheasant brood counts
The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Department today said pheasant brood counts are up 42 percent from last year in the statewide pheasants-per-mile index. The index represents an increase of 150...
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Spring Pheasant Counts Up Slightly, Sharptails Dip In N.D. Surveys
So far, so good for fall pheasant prospects in North Dakota. Spring pheasant crowing counts in North Dakota are up slightly from last year. (N.D. Game and Fish Department photo) The North Dakota Game...
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North Dakota Pheasant Harvest Increases Slightly In 2015
North Dakota’s 2015 pheasant harvest was up slightly from the previous year, the Game and Fish Department says. (N.D. Game and Fish Department photo) North Dakota hunters last year shot nearly 590,000...
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Youth Hunting Seasons Set To Begin In N.D. And Minnesota
Some Tuesday morning updates as I catch up after the Labor Day weekend. North Dakota’s 9½ -day youth deer season opens at noon Sept 16 for young hunters age 12 to 15. (North Dakota Game and Fish...
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North Dakota Pheasant Counts Down 10 Percent From Last Year, Game And Fish...
North Dakota’s roadside pheasant counts are down from last year, the Game and Fish said, in reporting results from this year’s roadside survey conducted in late July and August. (N.D. Game and Fish...
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North Dakota Pheasant Harvest Declines; Srnsky Notches Another Catfish...
A few items of note to start the week: Game and Fish summarizes 2016 upland bird seasons photo by Craig Bihrle,ND Game and Fish The North Dakota Game and Fish Department on Monday released the 2016...
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North Dakota Roadside Pheasant Count Declines 61 Percent
North Dakota roadside pheasant counts are down 61 percent from last year, based on results from summer roadside surveys, the Game and Fish Department announced Monday morning, Sept. 11. (Photo by Craig...
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