As expected after one of the toughest winters in a decade, pheasant crowing counts declined this spring in North Dakota. But in context, the statewide outlook still should be pretty good. "The good ...

Jun. 26—BISMARCK — North Dakota's spring pheasant counts are up 6% statewide from last year, the Game and Fish Department said Thursday, June 26, in reporting results from its 2025 spring crowing ...

Jun. 21—BISMARCK — The number of roosters heard crowing during the North Dakota Game and Fish Department's 2024 spring pheasant crowing count survey was up 37% statewide from last year, the department ...

Jun. 22—BISMARCK — The number of pheasant roosters heard crowing during the North Dakota Game and Fish Department's 2023 spring crowing count survey was up 30% statewide from last year, the department ...

Jun. 23—BISMARCK — Spring pheasant crowing counts in North Dakota are down 22% statewide from last year, the Game and Fish Department said Thursday in reporting results from its 2022 spring crowing ...

I have joked with many hunters over the years that North Dakota really does have two seasons - in-season and preseason. As the long preseason progresses, and numbers from the spring waterfowl index or ...

North Dakota’s spring pheasant population estimate is up 3% from last year, but drought this summer could cut into hunting prospects in the fall. “The statewide number might be a bit misleading since ...

August brings with it an array of predictions and prognostications for the upcoming hunting seasons. It's not much different than gauging the outlook for your local high school or college football ...

Mild winters followed by favorable spring conditions led to favorable pheasant nesting conditions in many regions of the country, including Washington. That is the assessment from Pheasants Forever.

Most hunters don’t apologize while spending the summer fishing, camping or enjoying any number of outdoor activities if the conversations drift to the coming fall hunting season. We’re prone to keep ...

GRAND FORKS, N.D. - As an upland game biologist for the North Dakota Game and Fish Department, RJ Gross knows a thing or two about numbers, whether it’s tallying springtime pheasant crowing counts or ...

The primary pheasant areas showed 28.8 crows per stop in the southwest, up from 19.5 in 2023; 21.5 crows per stop in the northwest, up from 16.6; and 16 crows per stop in the southeast, up from 12.8.