We have a 5 year old 20 acre block CRP field enrolled in the pollinator habitat program. The property is located near Gregory, South Dakota. The brome grass is slowly progressing each year and its about 40% of the field now. We did a controlled burn in early June. We had a wet season and 50% of...
It may have been large acreage that was not heavily grazed by cattle. I was impressed by roadside and alfalfa nesting success. I would not had guessed such good survival.
The South Dakota Fish and Game conducted a study to observe successful pheasant nests with comparisons to the different land uses. The observation areas were 9-59 acres over 4 years. In Tripp County (nearest to our property) the successful nests were: DNC 56 out of 148, alfalfa 29 out of 76...
Pheasant nesting observations reveal the highest success of pheasant broods is with a minimal 20 acre block of dense nesting cover(DNC). The estimated survival is one rooster per DNC acre. This property was designed with three 20 acre blocks of DNC and should produce 60 rosters each season with...
Jonny
Not sure about the bid history. The website doesn’t give it to you(or I don’t know how to get it). The property was listed about a week ago with no offers yet.
We are the owners and looking for others to share in the cost and experience. I agree the huntable acreage is only about 80 acres, but it’s the highest quality habitat for wild pheasants. We took advantage of a pollinator habitat that was available and requires nine species of flowering plants...
Hellow,
We invested in a prime pheasant hunting property near Gregory, SD about three years ago. It is a 240 acre property with approximately 60 acres of CRP in a pollinator habitat ideal for pheasant nesting and brooding. Also, there is approximately 20 acres of a mature shelter belt with...