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South Dakota Licensed Private Shooting Preserves

Year Not Renewed Renewed New Total
1999-2000 11 107 23 130
2000-01 15 115 35 150
2001-02 15 135 22 157
2002-03 12 145 32 177
2003-04 16 161 41 202
2004-05 13 186 37 223
2005-06 52 172 26 198
2006-07 15 183 34 217
2007-08 18 197 26 223

Private Shooting Preserve Pheasant Harvest and Release Records 1998-2004

YEAR

# OF PSP'S

SPECIES

BIRDS RELEASED

TOTAL BIRDS SHOT

RELEASED BIRDS SHOT

WILD BIRDS SHOT

1998-99

118

Pheasants

165,909

99,511

82,824 (83%)

16,687 (17%)

1999-2000

130

Pheasants

190,708

113,571

93,724 (83%)

19,847 (17%)

2000-01

150

Pheasants

205,825

125,618

102,603 (82%)

23,015 (18%)

2001-02

157

Pheasants

219,869

138,213

113,344 (82%)

24,869 (18%)

2002-03

177

Pheasants

236,647

152,399

124,882 (82%)

27,417 (18%)

2003-04

201

Pheasants

269,173

183,395

143,387 (78%)

40,008 (22%)

2004-05 222 Pheasants 305,053 193,294 154,227 (80%) 39,067 (20%)
2005-06 198 Pheasants 326,601 222,894 166,281 (75%) 56,613 (25%)
2006-07 215 Pheasants 394,061 247,165 200,729 (81%) 46,436 (19%)

South Dakota pheasant statistics and hunter licenses used statewide (non-preserve data) for 2006:

  • Estimated pre-hunt pheasant population: 8,400,000.
  • Estimated statewide pheasant harvest: 1,846,000.
  • 98,213 nonresident licensees and 79,955 resident licensees hunted pheasants in South Dakota.
  • PRIVATE SHOOTING PRESERVES BY SIZE 2007-08

    Acreage

    Number

    160*

    4

    161 - 320

    19

    321 - 640

    55

    641 - 960

    44

    961 - 1279

    34

    1280 - 1919

    1920 - 2559

    2560**

    37

    18

    12

    * Minimum acres allowed
    ** Maximum acres allowed
    223 shooting preserves involving 194 operators
    Total Land In Shooting Preserves: 233,095 total acres
    Average Preserve Size: 1,045 acres

    By: Steve Thompson (10/17/2007)