South Dakota Just Had One of Its Best Pheasant Seasons in Years. Will Next Season Be Even Better?

South Dakota just had one of its best pheasant seasons in years. Will next season be even better?

South Dakota is coming off one of its most successful pheasant seasons in recent memory, and state officials expect another could be on the way.

South Dakota records best pheasant season in 13 years, state parks department says

A male ring-necked pheasant. (Photo by Travel South Dakota)Hunters bagged more pheasants last fall in South Dakota than they have for 13 years, the state department of Game, Fish and Parks said Thursday. More than 1.3 million roosters were harvested during the 2024 pheasant hunting season, the department said, with another 380,000 harvested within defined shooting preserves. “The 2024 South Dakota pheasant season was absolutely spectacular,” Sou…

Last year was South Dakota's best pheasant season since 2012 with 1.3 million harvested

PIERRE — It’s been more than a decade since South Dakota saw this kind of pheasant hunting success. An estimated 1.3 million pheasants were harvested during the 2024-25 season, according to newly released numbers by the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Department. The last time the harvest was that high was in 2012 at 1.4 million birds. The GFP commission will hear more about last season’s pheasant hunting numbers during its regular June meetin…

South Dakota pheasant harvest soars to highest in over a decade

Photo by Nathan Eddy on UnsplashPheasant hunting is back, baby!The state of South Dakota is touting the best bird numbers it’s seen in years following the 2024 hunting season, according to recently released harvest tallies from Game, Fish and Parks (GFP).Hunters took more than 1.3 million roosters during the 2024 season, enjoying conditions not seen in more than a decade, the agency announced Wednesday. And it was the highest pheasant harvest on…

SD Records Best Pheasant Season In 13 Years, State Parks Department Says

Hunters bagged more pheasants last fall in South Dakota than they have for 13 years, the state department of Game, Fish and Parks said Thursday.