Pheasant.com Blog

I’ve written in my blog before that in the pheasant production world, how South Dakota goes plays a large part in the U.S. supply and demand of pheasants. Read More »

There is a shortage of adult pheasants, unlike any shortage I’ve experienced in my 30 years of running our farm. Read More »

Each year we “count the farm”, usually after the first of the year. It is much easier to accurately count when there is snow on the ground, as the birds stand out much better against the white background of snow. Read More »

Some years the day after we are forced to shut down our pheasant pen watering system it snows. Since pheasants prefer snow to water, in those years we save a major amount of daily effort just allowing the pheasants to get their daily water from the snow. Read More »

We have just been through the two most intensive shipping months yet. The demand for pheasants has been great, and our trucks have been on the road most of the time. Read More »

Our August 8th hatch ringnecks are now 12 weeks old and the crew is moving them out of the barn into the pens tomorrow. Read More »

Everything here is a full speed, this week we’ve shipped more birds than any other week in our history. The weather has been ideal for pheasant hunting across the U.S. and evidently wild bird populations really have taken a hit as demand for pheasants is currently crazy. My belief is that in past years many producers raised extra “speculative” pheasants, but with current commodity prices, those extra pheasants just weren’t produced this year. Read More »

With margins becoming tighter, we must become increasingly efficient in the utilization of our resources here. This week the managers have been a bit agitated about not having enough trucks, trailers and crates. In some ways I am enjoying hearing that our equipment is being used to the max. Read More »