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southeast region
Hunting is a Year-Round Sport
Stop on any country road in Southeast South Dakota and you’ll be stopping in a hunter’s paradise. South Dakota’s state bird, the Chinese Ring-necked Pheasant, thrives in the excellent habitat provided by the South Dakota landscape. Thousands of hunters descend upon the southeast region of the state in the fall for their chance at the wily pheasant. Southeast South Dakota towns are just waiting to host your hunting trip. Hotels and restaurants gear up for the season with special menus and friendly people to make your stay enjoyable. Hunting is a year-round sport in southeast South Dakota. Small game, waterfowl and big game dominate the fall hunting seasons. Predator hunting fills the winter months, and spring signals the start of turkey hunting. The avid hunter will find Southeast South Dakota
a virtual hunter’s paradise. Though pheasant and deer are the most popular, hunters may find additional hunts for partridge, quail, dove, coyote and fox.
Pheasant
Traditional season: MidOctober through December. Preserve season: September through March. Range and Habitat: Pheasants prefer agricultural fields, wooded draws, tree strips, wetlands and set-aside acres. Most of South Dakota is privately owned. Permission is required to hunt, but public lands such as Game Production Areas and Walk-In Areas offer choice habitat for pheasants. Early in the season, pheasants are scattered in small f locks, but winter’s fury pushes birds into heavy cover and concentrates them. Tree strips, cattail sloughs and dense weed patches hold pheasants this time of year. Search for small, out-of-theway pockets that may have escaped the hunting pressure of large groups. Small sloughs, plum thickets or
even fence line vegetation hold pheasants. Prepare for the weather. Fall weather conditions range from 70 degrees to below zero wind chills.
Geese
Traditional Season: Late September to December. Range and Habitat: The Missouri River corridor is the main route for more than 400,000 migrating Canada geese, and eastern South Dakota attracts 350,000 snow- and blue-geese migrants.
Hunting Guide s/ Outfitters
Cogan House North Lodge & Dakota Custom Hunt
Office: 31133 Bon Homme Road, Tabor, SD 57063 Located on Missouri River and Lewis & Clark Trail. Professional guides or unguided hunts for pheasant, ducks, geese, archery deer or turkey. Fishing-boat launch 1/4 mile away. Cogan B&B or farmhouse - rent for your hunt or a peaceful getaway. Complete kitchen, satellite TV, ample parking. 6 miles east of Springfield, SD. Email: mccanns@TheCoganHouse.com 605-464-1046 • www.TheCoganHouse.com
Ducks
Traditional Season: Late September to December. Range and Habitat: More than 15 million ducks migrate annually through South Dakota. They include mallards, gadwall, pintails and teal. The migration peaks in mid-November along the Missouri River.
Mike Kuchera’s South Dakota Guide Service, Inc.
Office: 135 E. 2nd Ave., PO Box 10, Mitchell, SD 57301 Premiere complete guided hunting packages for WILD ringneck pheasants on the farms of southeastern South Dakota. With deluxe accommodations based out of Mitchell. A Tradition of Excellence since 1972! Also offer separate sharp-tail grouse and prairie chicken hunts. 605-996-1120 • www.sdpheasants.com
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of South Dakota Vacation Guide 2011
South Dakota Vacation Guide 2011
Contents
Overview
Getting Here, Getting Around
Information Centers
State Facts
Tourism Regions
Places of Interest
Public Campgrounds and Recreation Areas
Vacation Ideas
Southeast Region: A slice of South Dakota charm
Glacial Lakes & Prairies Region: Stories from the frontier
Great Lakes Region: Land of the mighty Missouri
Black Hills, Badlands & Lakes Region: Enchanting mountain getaway
Black Hills map
Index
South Dakota Vacation Guide 2011
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