The 2008 Pheasant hunting season is on. Opening day of the “Pheasantennial” got off to a great start. This is the 100 year anniversary of pheasant hunting in South Dakota. Here’s an excerpt from the Argus Leader:
Losses in the stock market, a strangled credit market, talk of a recession, the high cost to travel – nothing, it seems, was going to stop in-state hunters and those from around the world from taking a shot at Phasianus colchicus, South Dakota’s state bird: the pheasant.
“You know, people may spend less on the alcoholic beverages or maybe a meal or two, maybe they didn’t buy a new shotgun this year, but hunting pheasant in South Dakota is a tradition, and nothing stops a tradition,” said Buddy Seiner, outdoor media representative for the state Tourism Office. “I know Aberdeen is booked for three weeks solid, Redfield is booked, Mitchell is booked, all the craziness coming into Sioux Falls. But for good reason – this year is going to be amazing.”
You can read more about the Pheasantennial here.
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