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By the way PF does not say that late season hunting does not impact bird populations ... what they say is that the overall participation is low and that pressure is sparse and the impact is only on very local populations, thus the whole population is not impacted. If the January hunting...

Hunt predators in January (mammals only) and help those pheasants make it to spring.

Not all predation on pheasants are from mammals ... there is this also ... Avian predators are a real threat in the winter. It is why pheasants are best served with food sources relatively close to their cover. It is a subject often politely ignored because the hawks and owls are...

Not coyotes ...

Interesting that you say science should dictate a longer season, but then you use sentiment and personal opinion on setting the bag limit. If roosters should be removed, why not remove them more when more hunters are out there ? By the way ... I like a limit of 2 or 3 birds despite what...

SD is open to January 31 ... great way to extend your season .... head over there after MN closes. Kansas is open to January 31 also. Pushing out hens from cover an hour or worse yet 10 minutes before sunset is not necessarily a good thing. In a long difficult winter ... forcing hens to...

Weather looks a bit more "reasonable" for Saturday with a high of 70-72 (across southern and western MN). A bit too warm in the peak of afternoon, but the first 3 hours and last hour should be fine. Be careful where you let your dogs cool down and drink.

I bet you MN moves to a Jan 10th closure date either in the 2026-2027 season or the year after that. Mirrors Iowa and navigates the political side of the issue also.

A copy of the questions are out there if you look. What makes you think SD is truly only science based or is it economically driven science based ? SD climate is not quite the same as MN. SD is generally warmer (not much) than most of MN across the pheasant range. Especially true the...

If it is behind a posted gate or inside an electronic posted area - stay off ...

Agree that the DNR knows when MEA is. I doubt the early deer season and pheasant season open during MEA are considered counter or competitive to each other by the DNR ... they are like viewed as additive opportunities ...

A spokesperson for the DNR said that the hunter survey report noted that the January 1 (nearest Sunday) was the least polarizing option in the survey and the January 31st closure date was the most polarizing option. They said staying with the January 1 closure date was the "safest" decision...

Looking at the season start date (Oct 11) and the MEA weekend (Oct 16-19) ... I believe that MN DNR will want the pheasant season to be open on the extended MEA weekend. Hunter recruitment and retention is a big goal of most state wildlife agencies.

Section lines can be traveled when there is a trail or two track road ... but in ND you cannot hunt these section line "roads" or the ditches adjoining them if the land adjoining is posted (physical or electronic).

MN Pheasant Action Plan 2025 - 2030 https://files.dnr.state.mn.us/wildlife/pheasant/pheasant_action_plan.pdf?v=2025.01.21-16.29.22

Just because it is opener doesn't mean you have to go ... plenty of pheasants survive opening day to be chased the balance of the season. Like ruffed grouse hunting ... some years pheasant opener is too hot, others not so much, other years just right ... Other years it can be high winds or...

Prairie Storm is more marketing than anything else.

That guy doesn’t let anyone hunt anyways

If you need paper, simple >>> download the page(s) where you hunt and print them off at home or work. Put it on a clip board if so inclined ....

Jury selection can make a difference in a case. I would have prosecuted him on both a felony and a misdemeanor charge. A felony charge would be tough to get a conviction on in rural MN. His website is still down. I suspect these charges have disrupted his business quite a bit and the...