States
Seven states. One bird.
South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, and Montana. Dates, bags, licenses, and the walk-in pages beside them.
- Best Kansas Counties for Pheasants — Plan Kansas from the KDWP regional forecast, not a fake county ranking. High Plains, Smoky Hills, WIHA acres, the atlas.
- Best South Dakota Counties for Pheasants — Where South Dakota roosters were actually harvested in 2025. GFP county ranks, birds per hunter, east-central, public land.
- Iowa Pheasant Hunting 2026 — Iowa 2026–27. Rooster dates, bag, IHAP, blaze and transport, licenses. iowadnr.gov and Go Outdoors Iowa.
- Kansas Pheasant Hunting 2026 — Kansas 2026–27. Season framework, bag, WIHA and iWIHA, licenses. ksoutdoors.gov.
- Minnesota Pheasant Hunting 2026 — Minnesota 2026–27. Dates, bag, Walk-In Access, stamp and license notes. dnr.state.mn.us.
- Montana Pheasant Hunting 2026 — Montana 2026–27. Dates, bag, Block Management, the nonresident 10-day delay on public and BMA land. fwp.mt.gov.
- Nebraska Pheasant Hunting 2026 — Nebraska 2026–27. Dates, youth weekend, bag, and the Public Access Atlas. outdoornebraska.gov.
- North Dakota Pheasant Hunting 2026 — North Dakota 2026–27. Dates, bag, PLOTS and WMA, the nonresident first week, licenses. gf.nd.gov.
- South Dakota Pheasant Hunting 2026 — South Dakota 2026–27. Dates, bag, shooting hours, licenses, GPA and Walk-In. Official GFP links.
- Best Public Land Pheasant Hunting by State — the overview for all seven
- South Dakota Walk-In Guide — GFP atlas, GPA set against Walk-In
- Kansas WIHA Pheasant Guide — WIHA and iWIHA, without the folklore
- Pheasants Forever hub — chapters, banquets, and youth hunts in all seven states