If visiting the Dakotas for upland small game or waterfowl has been on your wish list for some time, I’d suggest getting to it sooner rather than later. The open fields and expansive ...

PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — More hunters bought South Dakota licenses for pheasants last ... Fish and Parks Department sold 87,306 licenses to resident pheasant hunters, up from 85,526 in 2023.

The bird-hunting community of which I belong includes gun snobs, dog snobs and bird snobs. At the top, I suppose, would be the ruffed grouse hunter who, while toting a fine side by side, hunts ...

As stated, upland bird hunting can be a bit regional in nature. Many upland fanatics will travel to states like South Dakota each year, where upland hunting is known to be fantastic. As is the ...