Pheasants Forever

The 2023 Pheasant Hunting Forecast is available now, and it’s got us fired up for the season ahead! As you plan your hunts for this fall, be sure to check the forecast for a detailed state-by-state update on all things pheasants in the areas you plan to hunt. 🔗Link below. While each state has its own story to weave, twists to share and regions to look toward, the consistent theming across the core of the ring-necked pheasant range is this: » Yes, winter was harsh. In many places, pheasant hunters thought all was lost. But pheasants are tough and, when wintering habitat is there, can survive one hell of an onslaught of snow and cold. » A goodly base of the core pheasant range experienced almost ideal nesting conditions with a relatively dry and warm spring, punctuated by moisture at just the right times in early summer to help nesting habitat growth and vibrancy. Nesting success makes birds for hunting, period. » Conditions trend from generally dry to downright droughty heading into fall, and that will impact hunting, from the careful approach you might bring to the hunt, to habitat status on the ground (including some emergency mowing, haying and grazing regionally). For pheasants, and all other manner of upland wildlife, habitat is everything. Likewise for hunters. And it is where communion happens in fall, with a bird dog romping ahead, our hearts glad and faces smiling and a rooster out there somewhere, giving us the good old slip. The 2023 Pheasant Hunting Forecast is presented by Sportsman’s Guide #pheasantsforever #pheasanthunting #pheasants #upland #uplandhunting

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