Last season, 176,042 hunters spent $219.6 million and took home more than 1.9 million birds. "Last year was phenomenal. Everywhere we went across the state we saw healthy populations, clouds of pheasants ... Pheasants are resilient, and there will still be plenty of birds out there for people who are willing to work for them, both now and in the future." A key element in sustaining healthy pheasant populations in the state has come from quality habitat, especially from the federal Conservation Reserve Program. Full Article at Argus Leader