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SOUTH
DAKOTA PHEASANT HUNTING-ITS SUCCESSFUL
South Dakota pheasant hunting is as good as it gets
really for three essential elements. There really is not
a lot to explain about these three elements, they are:
habitat and more habitats!
First you need habitat for breeding; this is a resource
that cannot be overlooked. The breeding areas are
critical to wild pheasant’s survival, as well as
breeding new broods each spring. These areas may be CRP
areas, grass areas, bushy fence lines, and believe it or
not, many chicks are born each spring in the roadside
ditches.
You also need habitat that is dense enough for the
pheasants to avoid predators. Most thick, overgrown
areas that are common are: CRP areas, sloughs and
ravines, overgrown tree belts and thicket areas. These
areas provide the pheasants an escape route they need on
a daily basis to avoid being killed by hawks, raccoons,
or coyotes.
Winter survival is also very critical to the South
Dakota pheasants. Harsh, cold, long winters are common
in SD, and play a large role in the outcome of the wild
pheasant population here. Any cover at all is commonly
used by the pheasants here, and you can also see these
birds frequenting farmer’s yards in search of a daily
food source when food is scarce. Federal programs have
been established to provide a certain percentage of
re-imbursement to the landowner, if he is willing to put
forth the effort and time to establish good winter
habitat for these pheasants.
The last major factor in determining pheasant’s survival
is the weather. Weather conditions through-out the year,
winter and summer alike can and does play a vital role
in the birds overall populations. A very dry,
drought-like summer can mean that the pheasants will not
get enough moisture on a daily basis, and also hurt the
small insect production that the chicks need for daily
nutritional content. These conditions leave the
pheasants not only with-out moisture, they also do not
get the food sources the insects provide during crop
development. Crops are not fully developed, therefore,
insects and old grains must substitute their daily food
source during this time of the year.
Wintering habitat that consists of small acres of food
plots, good cover from the elements, is very important
to these wild pheasants. During the long, winters here
in South Dakota, these pheasants need a tremendous
amount of feed to keep their body temperatures up, and
healthy.
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