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Pheasant
Some general information you will need to know, when planning your hunting trip to the state of South Dakota. In South Dakota we have two distinct types of venue you may hunt for Ringneck pheasant: preserve land and private land. There are categorical differences between the two situations, such as: season dates, license fees, and limits. The information below creates a breakdown of these differences, in addition to other South Dakota pheasant hunting related information for consideration, when booking your pheasant hunting trip.
In order for a given property to be designated as a preserve the owner must comply with the South Dakota Game Fish & Parks regulations for such services. Regulations state in part, a preserve must release a designated amount of Ringneck pheasant for every Ringneck pheasant shot on a preserve. Contributions like these from preserves are one of several reasons South Dakota has the best pheasant hunting in the county. Through the preserve program, South Dakota has increased its wild pheasant hunting population.
Season dates:
Opening weekend of the South Dakota pheasant hunting season begins on October 17, 2009 and runs through January 3, 2010.
Preserves are allowed to begin pheasant hunting September 1, 2009 and run through March 31, 2010.
Licensing:
License fee to hunt small game (pheasant/grouse) is $110 for non-resident adult hunters and $25 for non-resident youth under the age of 16 and need a copy of their hunter safety card or a copy of a current or a previous hunting license issued to them from any state. Both types of license are valid for two, five-day periods that the applicant designates, when applying.
Licenses for any preserve pheasant hunting trip beginning in the calendar year 2006 can be purchased beginning December 15, 2005. A non-resident hunter will need one of the following licenses to hunt preserve acres:
*Non-resident small game license $110.00 or a $25.00 non-resident youth small game license (for ages 12-15)
*One-day pheasant preserve License $35.00
*Five-day pheasant preserve license $65.00
*Annual pheasant preserve license $85.00
Resident and nonresident small game licenses can be purchased online with a credit card or from a license agent in towns across South Dakota.
www.sdgfp.info/licenses.htm
Shooting hours:
Pheasant hunting is allowed between the hours of Noon, Central Standard Time, to sunset October 17, 2009 through October 23, 2009 in South Dakota.
Beginning on October 24, 2009 through the remainder of the pheasant hunting season the pheasant hunting hours allowed will be 10:00 am (CST) until sunset.
Pheasant Harvest Limits:
The daily limit for Ringneck pheasant per hunter is 3 Ringneck pheasants. The possession limit per hunter is 15 Ringneck pheasants, taken according to daily limit. The limit accrues at the rate of 3 pheasant a day, and 15 pheasant may not be possessed until after the 5th day of hunting.
Preserves set daily limits, based upon their desired replacement schedule. Please visit with your preserve pheasant hunting destination about daily Ringneck limits, when booking your South Dakota upland bird hunting trip.
Other Pheasant information: Statistics www.sdgfp.info/Wildlife/hunting/Pheasant/Stats.htm
Dynamics www.sdgfp.info/Wildlife/hunting/Pheasant/Dynamics.htm
Outlook www.sdgfp.info/Wildlife/hunting/Pheasant/Outlook.htm
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125 E 2nd Street, Suite B
Winner, South Dakota 57580
(800) 280-9125
reservations@pheasantfinder.com
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