Imported from China in the 1880s, the colorful and raucous ringneck pheasant has become America's favorite gamebird.

August marks the start of preseason for not only football but pheasant hunting too, with each generating plenty of excitement among South Dakotans.

John Heiman photo David Figura, Outdoors Editor at The Post-Standard, poses with his first pheasant, shot Wednesday at the Cayuga Tompkins Co-op Hunting Area in King Ferry.

Ringneck Ranch sits on land homesteaded by the Houghton family in the 1870s. From there, hunters have access to 10,000 acres. Most of the guests come from out of state for a reason.

But the pheasant industry in South Dakota has been on a steady decline in recent years in terms of in-state and non-resident hunting licenses sold and birds harvested.

Welcome to Big Jim's Rooster Flats, 240 acres of pheasant hunting fun Owning western Minnesota land is a dream come true for Hermantown pheasant hunter Jerry Kuklis.

Just 62,000 pheasant hunters went afield last fall, and they bagged only 169,000 roosters. That's the fewest hunters and lowest harvest in 27 years. Hunter numbers declined 19 percent and the ...

Jack Hennessy reveals the history and secrets behind Kansas Ringneck Classic Fried Pheasant this week in “Braising the Wild.” Here is the recipe.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- Although 78,355 resident licenses for small game hunting were issued in South Dakota in 2019, only 47,403 resident pheasant hunters turned out last year, according to ...

August marks the start of preseason for not only football but pheasant hunting too, with each generating plenty of excitement among South Dakotans.