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Address 601 N. Main Street P.O. Box 1026 Mitchell, SD 57301 Website Address: http://www.cornpalace.org/newpages/hunt.html

Contact Info

Hannah Walters, Director
Phone: 605-996-6223
Fax: 605-996-8273

Additional Info

Public or Private Destination: Public
Type of Shoots:
Game/Birds Offered: Pheasant
Gun Dogs: Available
Other Hunting/Sporting Opportunities: Wingshooting
Lodging: Plenty of lodging available

Pheasant Hunting in Mitchell South Dakota! The 2009 season will open October 17 in the main pheasant belt. South Dakota's daily limit is 3 cock pheasants, with possession limit of 15 birds over a five-day period. Shooting hours are noon to sunset, Central Standard Time, from October 18 through Oct. 24 and 10 a.m. to sunset during the remainder of the season.

Licenses -- Resident and nonresident small game licenses can be purchased online with a credit card or from a license agent in towns across South Dakota. See links above.

South Dakota residents will need an annual small game, 1-day small game, youth small game, combination, or junior combination license to hunt pheasants. Click >HERE< for license costs.

Nonresident adults need a SD nonresident small game license. The cost is $110 and is valid for two, five-day periods that the applicant must designate at the time of applying.

Resident youths who are at least 12 years of age or will turn 12 before Jan. 1 may apply for or buy licenses and may hunt in any open season beginning on or after Sept. 1. Hunter safety cards are required only for youths ages 12 to 15 years of age. Anyone younger cannot hunt in South Dakota. A parents or guardian must accompany the youth when obtaining the license.

Nonresident youths under 16 years of age need a copy of their hunter safety card or a copy of a current or or a previous hunting license issued to them from any state. The fee for the nonresident youth small game license is $25. The license is valid for two, five-day periods, the same as the adult license. It is for nonresidents ages 12 through 15. A parents or guardian must accompany the youth when obtaining the license.