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Click on the image above or here to visit the DNR's Pheasant Hunting page.The 2024 range-wide pheasant index (52.1 birds/100 mi) was similar to 2023 (51.2 birds/100 mi). Despite a mild winter with little snow, which should have been conducive to the overwinter...

2024 Annual Project TourOn Tuesday August 20th, several members of other conservation organizations joined us on our "project tour" of the Blue Earth County area public conservation lands. This year's tour took us on the eastern side of the county. For approximately...

  Click on the image above for a larger version. To read the entire survey please click on this link.2023 Minnesota August Roadside Survey Summary The 2023 range-wide pheasant index (53.3 birds/100 mi) increased moderately by 10% compared to2022 (48.3 birds/100...

Corn for Wildlife Due to recent weather - particularly the heavy snow and ice in many locations - MPI & Garden City Rod & Gun Club will be giving away corn for wildlife feeding. Recent weather has made it particularly difficult for pheasants to locate seeds...

  Click on the image above for a larger version. To read the entire survey please click on this link.2022 Minnesota August Roadside Survey Summary The 2022 range-wide pheasant index (48.4 birds/100 mi) increased moderately by 18.4% compared to2021 (40.8 birds/100...

Click on the image above for a larger version. To read the entire survey please click on this link.   2021 Minnesota August Roadside Survey Summary The 2021 range-wide pheasant index (40.7 birds/100 mi) decreased 25% from 2020 (54.5 birds/100 mi)and is similar to...

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Click on the image above for a larger version. To read the entire survey please click on this link.   2020 Minnesota August Roadside Survey Summary The 2020 range-wide pheasant index (53.5 birds/100 mi) increased 42% from 2019 (37.6 birds/100 mi).Favorable...

  MN DNR four year plan to increase habitat. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources announces a new four year action plan for increasing duck & pheasant habitat & numbers. Read the DNR news release here.  See the action plan for Ducks &...

Click on the image above for a larger version. To read the entire survey please click on this link.   2019 Minnesota August Roadside Survey Summary The 2019 range-wide pheasant index (37.4 birds/100 mi) decreased 17% from 2018 (45.2 birds/100 mi).The brood index...

  2019 Minnesota Outdoor Youth DayThe 2019 Minnesota Outdoor Youth Day is scheduled for Saturday July 20th at the Nicollet Conservation Club. The event is slated to run from 9:00 AM to approximately 1:00 PM.  Activities will run from 9:00 AM until noon. Food will...

  33rd Annual Banquet A big thanks to everyone who helped to make our 33rd Annual Banquet a success. Because of all our generous supporters and banquet attendees, we once again had a very successful banquet. All funds raised from this event will go into current...

  Mankato Motors Promotion to Benefit Minnesota Pheasants, Inc.We are please to once again announce that for the entire month of March, Mankato Motors will donate $100.00 to Minnesota Pheasants, Inc. for every new or used vehicle sold from their Chevrolet...

  Free Corn for Pheasants   *We are grateful for Protein Sources LLC and their help with this years corn distribution. They have provided their grain truck for our use the entire month of February and into March. Thanks for being a good partner!  ...

  AmazonSmile has announced a special limited time offer - from October 29th - November 2nd, for all eligible smile.amazon purchases, Amazon will donate 5% to Minnesota Pheasants, Inc. This does not increase your cost. Follow this link or click on the image...

DNR Releases 2018 Roadside Survey   The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has released their 2018 Roadside Survey results. To read the report, follow this link.  

New Acquisition We are proud to announce a new acquisition. On April 5th, one day before our 32nd Annual Banquet, we acquired 451 acres just west of the Blue Earth County border. We are very appreciative to Merlyn & Brenda Johnson for selling their beautiful...

We are excited to tell you about a new AmazonSmile promotion that will launch soon. Amazon is tripling the donation amount to 1.5% when customers make their first eligible smile.amazon.com purchase from March 12th - 31st. This is a...

Scott Roemhildt has been named as the new Director for the southern region of the Minnesota DNR. Roemhildt will be based in the New Ulm office of the DNR. A Waseca County native, he has been with the DNR since 2011. In 2016,...

Our 32nd Annual Banquet is scheduled for Friday April 6th, 2018 at the Kato Ballroom - 200 Chestnut Street, Mankato! This years Keynote Speaker is Laura Schara. Check the banquet page for additional information as the banquet date gets closer....