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Hunting and fishing licenses may be purchased online at: www.gfp.sd.gov or at the following locations in Redfield:

Appel Oil Co.833 3rd Street West605-472-0136
Spink Co. Treasurer210 7th Avenue East605-472-4583
Ace Hardware614 W 3rd Street605-472-1131 
Redfield Food Center516 Main Street605-472-0424


 


Pheasant History

Redfield's claim as the "Pheasant Capital of the World"® dates back to 1908.

The first successful stocking of pheasants in South Dakota took place in June, 1908 when H.P. Packard, J. Schalkle and H.A. Hagmann secured three pairs of pheasants from Grants Pass, Oregon. The birds were kept in crates on the Schalkle farm before they were released.

L.J. Howard, who at the time was the Spink County Clerk of Courts, went with the three men to Hagmann's Grove, just north of Redfield, to release the birds. The number of pheasants grew steadily over the years and the state game department purchased 48 pairs of birds with privately subscribed funds and released them near Redfield.

The first one-day open season on cock pheasants occurred in Spink County on October 30, 1919. Each person holding a small game license was permitted to kill two cock pheasants.

Redfield also had excellent deer, waterfowl and fishing opportunities.

 

Museum News

W.H. Over Museum, State University of  South Dakota, Vermillion, S.D.

Volume 22,  No. 9      September, 1961

The Ring-Necked Pheasant in South Dakota" by William H. Over

 

SD Pheasant Hunting

2024 SD Pheasant Season    ||    Oct 19, 2024  -  January 31, 2025

2024 Youth Only    ||    Sept 28, 2024  -  Oct 6, 2024

2024 Resident Only    ||    Oct 12, 2024  -   Oct 14, 2024

 

Redfield SD Area Lodging

** Super 8 Motel --- 605-472-0720

** Edelweiss Inn --- 605-499-8026

** Hofeman's Haven --- 605-460-1594

** Calvert Creek Lodge --- 605-460-0017

**  Cottage on the Lake --- 605-460-2442

**  Sunset View Hideaway --- 605-460-2442

**  The Turtle James Inn --- 605-460-0727

** Pheasant Country Lodge --- 605-460-1423

** Pheasant Rock Lodge --- 605-460-3446

** R&L Lodge-N-Inn --- 605-460-2158

** The Cowboy Inn --- 605-450-8210

** The Oaks Cabin --- 605-460-2442

** Village Air B&B --- 507-828-6855

** Holt Pheasant Hunts --- 605-324-3340

** Craiger Lodge --- 605-380-9797

** Amaris Inn — 605-472-0550

**The Nest 714-348-6913 or 714-348-6914

**MoDak Lodge 605-460-0652

 

Redfield SD  
Pheasant Capital of the World ®              ** ALLOWS DOGS

 

 

 

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