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Check out our blog for hunting and fishing tips, as well as trip ideas for traveling to and from Aberdeen, South Dakota. Once you’re here, we’ve got plenty of great recommendations for your next outdoor adventure!

Dog-friendly hotels are easy to find in Aberdeen

Make your early or late season reservations I remember being a young hunter. Waking up before the alarm on opening day wondering if I had even slept a wink.  Our trips were special, family traditions. Cousins, uncles, aunts, food, football, and pheasants. Pheasant hunting coursed through my veins, but it was all encompassing. Not just the rush of a […]

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Hunting in small groups versus large groups

Hunting in small groups versus large groups. Success can be achieved. Focus on the public land opportunities around Aberdeen with state access and access through the Aberdeen Pheasant Coalition. Pheasant season has become synonymous with many things.  Blaze orange, extra long pheasant tails, and shotgun shells.  Another image that people see when they think of […]

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What does pheasant hunting mean to us? Pine Shadows Daybreak Lodge

Pine Shadows and Daybreak Lodge is a full service, all-inclusive hunting lodge dealing solely with the art and traditions of pheasant hunting. Part of the property is enrolled as preserve land, with the majority being available to wild birds only.  They run and showcase English springer spaniel hunting dogs while also training and selling them to […]

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Bagging Birds 101

How to avoid common pitfalls of new (and veteran) hunters Throughout your career as a bird hunter, invariably, the pheasants are going to get the better of you.  Many mistakes are made on the way to become proficient at chasing out wiley ringneck pheasants.  If you are a beginning hunter, or a savvy vet, there […]

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What does pheasant hunting mean to us? SoDak Sports

SoDak Sports – The Igloo of Aberdeen If you’ve hunted in Aberdeen, you’ve likely seen the igloo.  It’s hard to miss on the west side of Highway 281 as you enter Aberdeen from the southwest corner of town.  Established in a basement in 1969, this gun/ammo/archery shop is there for the outdoor enthusiasts. The Igloo […]

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The Fantastic Pheasant Canteen

Wall Drug has ice water; Aberdeen had pheasant sandwiches. The Red Cross/United Service Organization’s canteen at the Milwaukee Road depot in Aberdeen became known as “the world’s standout for a handout” for offering a free lunch and showing hospitality to more than half a million servicemen and women during the two and a half years […]

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What does pheasant hunting mean to us? Hitch’n Post

Take a look at what pheasant hunting means to the residents and business owners of Aberdeen. Like a favorite child in a large family, we talk about pheasant hunting with great esteem and brag about it as often as we can.  Sure, we love all outdoor activities Aberdeen has to offer, but we are most […]

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Planning Your Trip to Aberdeen

Planning your trip to Aberdeen, South Dakota to pheasant hunt this fall. Aberdeen Pheasant Coalition, self-guided hunts, guided and preserve hunts. So you want to shoot pheasants in South Dakota?  And you’re coming to Aberdeen!?  You’re smarter than your friends say you are.  Here are a few things you need to know about hunting Aberdeen […]

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HuntFishSD Guides, Lodges, Outfitters and Preserves.

Benefit of Hunting with HuntFishSD.com and the guides, lodges, outfitters and preserves we partner with. HuntFishSD.com was established in 2005.  Demand for great pheasant hunting experiences was on the rise in Aberdeen and the Aberdeen Regional Airport was seeing historic numbers of outdoor enthusiasts visiting our area in search of a pheasant hunting experience like […]

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HuntFishSD Pheasant Forecast

South Dakota Pheasant Forecast – Aberdeen Pheasant Coalition and everything looks to be positive and great in Aberdeen, SD. Here is a simple equation that any outdoor enthusiast can appreciate:   Habitat + Pheasants = Pheasant Hunters + Economic Growth We know that pheasant numbers are directly correlated to good habitat (for nesting, brood rearing, and […]

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