SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - Unharvested crops slowed hunters in parts of eastern South Dakota during opening weekend of the pheasant season.
State pheasant specialist Emmett Keyser says hunters had to change their strategy.
Keyser tells KELO Radio that birds will hang out in the crops that are still in the field until late in the day, then will come back in the grass. He says that prompted a lot of hunters to delay their walks until late in the day.
Many farmers are behind in harvesting because of the wet fall.
The state’s annual brood survey showed a 47 percent increase in population for South Dakota’s 100th pheasant season.
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Information from: KELO-AM, http://www.keloam.com
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