GF&P Will Finalize Pheasant Season Today

Posted on Friday, April 4, 2008

The Game, Fish and Parks Commission says it needs a few more hours to think about a proposal to lengthen the state's pheasant hunting season by about three weeks.
Meeting in Brookings Thursday, the commission heard from 15 people at a public hearing and received more than 200 written comments or phone comments. Given all the input, the commission decided to finalize the season today.
The longer season would open on October 18th and run through January next year.
Some commissioners have heard from landowners opposed to a longer season.

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