Oct. 6—MITCHELL — Despite a punishing winter, pheasant hunting in South Dakota is looking promising this season. But as promising as last year? Less likely. Last year's pheasant season was a doozy.

Mar. 9—The snowy, rainy, icy winter has been trying for everyone, and it's been no picnic for wildlife. "It's been a bad year, certainly for wildlife in general," said Blue Earth County Pheasants ...

MIDDLETON, Wis. (WKOW) -- Pheasant Branch Conservancy in Middleton is asking for help to name a pair of nesting bald eagles. The conservancy is looking for name ideas in the comments section of its ...

More than 10 inches of rain falling in about two days can wreak a lot of damage. To people, yes, and homes and farms and crops and also county roads, some of which in southwest Minnesota remain ...

WILLMAR — One year ago this month, Commissioner Sarah Strommen of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources toured public lands in Kandiyohi County. The commissioner heard a recurring theme at ...

The drought of 2023 has provided favorable nesting and brooding conditions for pheasants, boding well for improved hunting and harvests this fall. The recent August pheasant population survey recorded ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — There will be pheasants. South Dakota’s renowned tradition gets underway Saturday with the opening date for a 108-day ring-neck pheasant hunting season that ends Jan. 31.

Work has me in rural Iowa quite often these days. In the evenings, as the sunsets over endless expanses of corn and soybean fields, I’ll drive gravel backroads in search of giant whitetails. They’re ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The state that had the second-most harvested pheasants during last year’s season could surprise some. It was Iowa. Nearly 600,000 pheasants were harvested in Iowa. The ...

The wet spring could lead to a drop in the number of pheasants in Iowa. Iowa DNR wildlife research biologist Todd Bogenschutz says the switch in the weather pattern can really impact pheasants. “We ...