Longer S.D. Pheasant Hunting Season Considered
By: Chet Brokaw
Associated Press Writer
PIERRE - The Game, Fish and Parks Commission agreed Thursday to consider adding almost a month to South Dakota's popular pheasant hunting season.
The season has been ending on the first Sunday of January. A proposed rule change would extend next season to Jan. 31. That would mean this fall's regular pheasant season would run from Oct. 18 through the end of January.
The commission will vote on the proposal after a public hearing at its meeting April 3-4 in Brookings.
State wildlife officials said extending the season would not harm the pheasant population but that some people might oppose a longer season.
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