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Ring-necked Pheasant Statistics for South Dakota

Ring-necked Pheasant Statistics for South Dakota
Season Structure Licensed Hunters Population Estimates Survey Indices
Year Length (days) Opening Day Bag limit Hen limit Residents Nonresidents Total Harvest Pheasants harvested        per hunter Preseason Population Preseason pheasants      per mile Average     brood size Postseason cocks per        100 hens
1919 1 30-Oct 2 0 500 500 1,000 200 0.2 100,000      
1920 2 04-Nov 2 0 1,000 1,000 2,000 1,000 0.5 200,000      
1921 7 21-Nov 2 0 10,000 1,000 11,000 7,000 0.6 300,000      
1922 20 09-Nov 2 0 30,000 1,500 31,500 15,000 0.5 500,000      
1923 6 19-Nov 3 0 40,000 1,500 41,500 25,000 0.6 700,000      
1924 15 07-Nov 3 0 50,000 2,100 52,100 250,000 4.8 1,000,000      
1925 15 30-Oct 3 0 75,000 1,100 76,100 500,000 6.6 2,000,000      
1926 52 15-Oct 7 2 82,000 1,400 83,400 1,000,000 12.0 4,000,000      
1927 90 07-Oct 7 3 90,000 2,600 92,600 1,500,000 16.2 6,000,000      
1928 40 25-Oct 5 1 100,000 2,800 102,800 1,250,000 12.2 5,000,000      
1929 16 29-Oct 5 1 95,000 2,700 97,700 1,000,000 10.2 4,000,000      
1930 46 16-Oct 7 2 96,000 2,600 98,600 1,500,000 15.2 7,000,000      
1931 12 15-Oct 3 0 61,000 700 61,700 1,000,000 16.2 5,000,000      
1932 30 20-Oct 4 0 62,000 700 62,700 1,000,000 15.9 5,000,000      
1933 30 10-Oct 5 1 63,000 600 63,600 2,000,000 31.4 8,000,000      
1934 30 21-Oct 5 2 53,000 400 53,400 1,500,000 28.1 7,000,000      
1935 37 21-Oct 6 2 57,000 1,900 58,900 1,500,000 25.5 12,000,000      
1936 20 10-Oct 4 0 61,000 1,600 62,600 1,750,000 28.0 12,000,000      
1937 4 09-Oct 4 0 25,000 800 25,800 75,000 2.9 3,000,000      
1938 14 01-Oct 4 1 44,000 1,800 45,800 1,500,000 32.8 6,000,000      
1939 29 14-Oct 4 1 63,000 2,800 65,800 1,500,000 22.8 6,000,000      
1940 40 01-Oct 5 1 73,000 6,200 79,200 2,500,000 31.6 8,000,000      
1941 50 01-Oct 5 1 83,000 11,000 94,000 3,125,000 33.2 11,000,000      
1942 120 26-Sep 7 2 80,000 16,000 96,000 4,500,000 46.9 15,000,000      
1943 159 25-Sep 7 3 60,000 18,000 78,000 3,168,000 40.6 11,000,000      
1944 163 20-Sep 10 5 77,000 42,000 119,000 6,439,000 54.1 15,000,000      
1945 153 29-Sep 8 4 88,000 87,000 175,000 7,507,000 42.9 16,000,000      
1946 88 15-Oct 5 2 103,000 84,000 187,000 3,550,000 19.0 11,000,000   6.57  
1947 45 11-Oct 3 0 103,000 13,000 116,000 1,496,000 12.9 7,000,000   7.15 60
1948 55 09-Oct 4 0 123,000 26,000 149,000 2,148,000 14.4 9,600,000   7.63 53
1949 45 15-Oct 4 0 121,000 22,000 143,000 1,864,000 13.0 8,100,000 3.10 7.15 45
1950 10 04-Nov 2 0 88,000 2,000 90,000 507,000 5.6 3,200,000 1.99 6.79 63
1951 25 20-Oct 3 0 95,000 10,000 105,000 1,184,000 11.3 6,000,000 3.69 7.13 55
1952 30 18-Oct 3 0 107,000 13,000 120,000 1,490,000 12.4 6,100,000 5.62 7.89 43
1953 30 17-Oct 3 0 100,000 17,000 117,000 1,210,000 10.3 4,900,000 4.27 6.89 41
1954 30 23-Oct 3 0 105,000 17,000 122,000 1,672,000 13.7 6,200,000 4.84 6.92 37
1955 40 22-Oct 3 0 111,000 19,000 130,000 1,608,000 12.4 6,300,000 6.72 6.90 39
1956 35 27-Oct 3 0 102,000 20,000 122,000 1,221,000 10.0 4,300,000 6.46 6.88 34
1957 37 26-Oct 3 0 102,000 20,000 122,000 1,339,000 11.0 5,900,000 7.31 5.90 43
1958 51 18-Oct 4 0 125,000 36,000 161,000 2,635,000 16.4 11,100,000 11.03 6.80 40
1959 58 17-Oct 5 0 117,000 45,000 162,000 2,212,000 13.7 7,500,000 7.64 5.70 22
1960 42 22-Oct 4 0 130,000 28,000 158,000 2,574,000 16.3 9,500,000 6.73 6.23 28
1961 58 21-Oct 4 0 141,000 51,000 192,000 3,247,000 16.9 11,000,000 11.38 6.34 26
1962 61 20-Oct 4 0 138,000 57,000 195,000 2,790,000 14.3 10,200,000 6.52 5.80 44
1963 74 19-Oct 4 0 144,000 68,000 212,000 3,095,000 14.6 10,000,000 11.24 6.50 23
1964 60 17-Oct 3 0 124,000 23,000 147,000 1,474,000 10.0 5,100,000 3.74 5.91 24
1965 44 16-Oct 3 0 102,000 14,000 116,000 797,000 6.9 3,300,000 2.55 6.28 37
1966 16 15-Oct 3 0 82,000 6,000 88,000 409,000 4.6 2,200,000 2.23 6.30 56
1967 37 21-Oct 3 0 111,000 15,000 126,000 908,000 7.2 2,900,000 2.42 6.30 39
1968 37 19-Oct 3 0 117,000 19,000 136,000 880,000 6.5 3,300,000 2.08 7.17 37
1969 30 18-Oct 3 0 96,000 14,000 110,000 622,000 5.7 2,700,000 1.91 7.60 48
1970 37 17-Oct 3 0 108,000 18,000 126,000 901,000 7.2 3,500,000 2.73 7.50 40
1971 42 16-Oct 3 0 117,000 25,000 142,000 1,106,000 7.8 3,700,000 2.45 7.22 32
1972 49 21-Oct 3 0 120,000 28,000 148,000 1,201,000 8.1 4,100,000 2.75 7.64 39
1973 64 20-Oct 3 0 127,000 37,000 164,000 1,283,000 7.8 4,200,000 3.51 7.04 29
1974 49 19-Oct 3 0 126,000 25,000 151,000 1,071,000 7.1 3,000,000 2.64 7.08 25
1975 23 18-Oct 2 0 100,000 12,000 112,000 497,500 4.4 2,100,000 1.53 7.08 42
1976 30 16-Oct 2 0 89,000 8,000 97,000 372,500 3.8 1,400,000 1.03 6.30 35
1977 44 15-Oct 2 0 90,000 10,000 100,000 518,600 5.2 2,300,000 1.62 7.33 43
1978 44 21-Oct 2 0 82,000 13,000 95,000 558,300 5.9 2,100,000 1.38 7.14 38
1979 51 20-Oct 3 0 105,000 18,700 123,700 934,000 7.6 3,600,000 3.20 7.50 39
1980 53 18-Oct 3 0 107,500 28,500 136,000 1,158,700 8.5 4,200,000 3.70 7.80 21
1981 51 17-Oct 3 0 106,300 33,000 139,300 1,299,100 9.3 4,200,000 3.60 6.84 21
1982 51 16-Oct 3 0 95,300 31,800 127,100 1,070,500 8.4 4,200,000 3.37 6.53 34
1983 51 15-Oct 3 0 102,300 36,400 138,700 1,416,600 10.2 4,800,000 3.80 6.66 21
1984 51 20-Oct 3 0 91,290 35,170 126,460 962,700 7.6 3,300,000 2.23 6.20 28
1985 51 19-Oct 3 0 85,500 34,700 120,200 801,700 6.7 3,200,000 2.27 6.19 31
1986 51 18-Oct 3 0 70,850 24,000 94,850 627,300 6.6 2,100,000 1.81 7.04 34
1987 51 18-Oct 3 0 83,000 31,900 114,900 929,700 8.1 3,800,000 2.58 7.01 34
1988 51 15-Oct 3 0 79,800 30,000 109,800 782,700 7.1 3,100,000 2.22 6.23 29
1989 51 21-Oct 3 0 71,700 26,100 97,800 687,000 7.0 2,700,000 2.08 6.54 27
1990 51 20-Oct 3 0 71,300 26,501 97,801 777,300 7.9 3,700,000 2.09 6.86 38
1991 65 19-Oct 3 0 91,200 32,127 123,327 1,222,600 9.9 5,000,000 3.25 6.63 31
1992 65 17-Oct 3 0 83,400 42,900 126,300 969,000 7.7 4,200,000 2.77 6.04 35
1993 65 16-Oct 3 0 78,900 45,500 124,400 1,213,800 9.8 5,500,000 2.90 6.33 36
1994 65 15-Oct 3 0 78,800 65,200 144,000 1,370,600 9.5 5,400,000 4.09 6.48 29
1995 65 21-Oct 3 0 75,286 65,361 140,647 1,292,400 9.2 4,900,000 2.66 6.22 26
1996 65 19-Oct 3 0 77,932 65,602 143,534 1,191,700 8.3 4,800,000 2.59 6.86 31
1997 65 18-Oct 3 0 70,573 42,808 113,381 920,700 8.1 3,600,000 2.64 7.63 32
1998 65 17-Oct 3 0 75,083 60,364 135,447 1,186,700 8.8 5,000,000 4.94 7.20 33
1999 65 16-Oct 3 0 84,342 71,956 156,298 1,464,200 9.4 6,100,000 4.51 7.07 32
2000 72 21-Oct 3 0 79,790 70,182 149,972 1,447,700 9.7 6,700,000 4.16 6.31 37
2001 73 20-Oct 3 0 76,772 73,425 150,197 1,361,300 9.1 6,000,000 3.38 6.76 38
2002 74 19-Oct 3 0 70,821 74,873 145,694 1,261,700 8.7 5,500,000 2.69 6.25 37
2003 75 18-Oct 3 0 78,394 83,544 161,938 1,815,000 11.2 8,700,000 6.20 7.55 40
2004 79 16-Oct 3 0 78,984