2014 South Dakota Pheasant Hunting Forecast

South Dakota’s 2014 brood count survey has just been released, and it’s very positive for South Dakota pheasant hunting, especially for Lyman County, which is located in central South Dakota. The individual route counts are categorized under the larger cities closest to the survey routes. The cities of Pierre, Chamberlain & Winner are, routinely, the top 3 pheasant population areas in the State, and Lyman County makes up the center of that triangle of cities.

Here are a couple of excerpts from some recent news articles. The full text of the full articles can be found below.

“The pheasant population is up everywhere, not just pheasant factories such as Lyman County, according to Tony Leif, the GF&P's wildlife director” (Argus Leader)

“The 10 routes in the Chamberlain area, which includes Lyman County, averaged 6.55 birds per mile this year, a 147 percent increase.” (Argus Leader)

“Survey results show pheasant numbers rebounded the strongest in central South Dakota; especially in the Pierre, Chamberlain, Mobridge and Winner areas. Results also indicate that pheasant numbers are substantially higher than 2013 throughout much of eastern South Dakota.” (Star Tribune)

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