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Last year's season saw the most birds harvested in a decade, with numbers steadily increasing since 2017.

Hunting season may provide an economic boost to rural counties.

Despite concerns over low summer tourism, hunting lodges are reporting strong bookings for the upcoming season.

This year’s pheasant season has some big shoes to fill, and the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Department says it just might.

The pheasant season, which runs from Oct. 18 to Jan. 31, depends largely on the brooding season for the birds, which happens in spring and early summer, Nick Harrington, spokesman for GFP, told News Watch.

Last year's season saw the most birds harvested in a decade, according to GFP's Upland Outlook. Other popular small game, like prairie grouse, had their high

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