Governor Dennis Daugaard announced Tuesday that he’s holding a Pheasant Habitat Summit in Huron in December to discuss the future of pheasant hunting and habitat in South Dakota. The summit will provide a forum for landowners, sportsmen, members of the tourism industry and others to learn about the current state of pheasant habitat in South Dakota. Peggy Woolridge, Executive Director for the Huron Chamber and Visitor’s Center say the Governor couldn’t have selected a better place for the Summit than “Ringneck Nation”…
A recent survey of brood numbers shows fewer birds for this hunting season. Some hunter cancellations have been noted in the Aberdeen and Mitchell areas. Woolridge says they’ve taken many calls from hunters to this point…
As for the award-winning branding effort of Huron as “Ringneck Nation” Woolridge says they still have opportunities available to make it worth hunters time to travel to Huron…
The Governor’s Pheasant Habitat Summit is scheduled to run all day December 6th at the Crossroads in Huron. It is open to the public and pre-registration is required. You can register on-line at http://gfp.sd.gov/pheasantsummit/ or by calling 1-605-773-3387.