South Dakota Is Losing Its Hometown Pheasant Hunters. Meanwhile, the Nonresident Business Is Booming

[Gellar]

I’ll add on to that. Around here, you can go to a bird club on pen pheasants for anywhere from 20 to 40 per bird. I get not the same experience but for a couple like us spending 300 could be 15 birds released and we get maybe 8 to 12 of them. These types of "hunts" used to be the rich man's easy way to "hunt". Same price now?

I’m left speechless that this is your argument that a nonresident hunting license is too much money. I honestly don’t know how to respond.

 

[Nick87]

I’d jump off a bridge before I would pay to shoot pen raised pheasants as an alternative to hunting wild birds.

Went with a buddy once. One and done for me.

 

[Buschy]

Warmer and Wild Bill,

Is there no organization or group of people willing to get enough signatures to get a statewide referendum on the ballot that limits the number of NR bird licenses sold? I would propose a NR draw with preference points. Residents should have priority and come first. If NR can only come every 3rd year to hunt pheasants, so be it. Let the residents decide. Has this been tried before? If not, it should be started. Again, residents come first.

 

[seeth07]

I pay (happily) $150 in OR and $170 in ID.

That isnt for just birds

 

[seeth07]

I’m left speechless that this is your argument that a nonresident hunting license is too much money. I honestly don’t know how to respond.

My argument is simply the value of that particular license just doesnt align with the opportunity. That is all.

 

[seeth07]

In a few weeks when we are in SD deer hunting, we will likely drive just another 60 miles or so and get into WY for just as good of bird hunting on a license that was half the cost and is valid for 12 months. I guess that is where im coming from as I look at value