SOUTH DAKOTA’S TRADITIONAL PHEASANT HUNTING SEASON OPENS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17TH, AND RUNS THROUGH JANUARY 31ST.
THE THREE-DAY RESIDENT-ONLY SEASON WRAPPED UP MONDAY.
HUNTERS HARVESTED MORE THAN ONE-POINT-35 MILLION PHEASANTS LAST YEAR IN THE STATE.
ABOUT 140-THOUSAND HUNTERS AVERAGED NINE-POINT-SEVEN BIRDS PER PERSON LAST YEAR IN SOUTH DAKOTA, WHICH WAS THE HIGHEST AVERAGE SINCE 2011.
SOUTH DAKOTA WILDLIFE OFFICIALS ARE OPTIMISTIC ABOUT ANOTHER STRONG SEASON THIS FALL.
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