All Posts Tagged With: "South Dakota"

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S.D. Pheasant Counts Up Again

Brood count surveys conducted by the S.D. Game, Fish and Parks Department tallied pheasant numbers that once again hearken back to the days of the Soil Bank era in the 1950s and ’60s. Surveys that measure pheasants per mile from brood routes put the 2008 index at 8.56 pheasants per mile, a figure that’s 64 percent ahead of the 10-year average and the highest recorded since 1963.

3Oct2008 | Prime Staff | 1 comment | Continued
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2008 South Dakota Pheasantennial

In 1908, a few Chinese Ring-necked Pheasants were released into a field in Redfield, SD. No one could have imagined the impact one little game bird would have on a state’s economy. One hundred years later, this majestic bird is still providing outdoor enthusiasts from around the world with pleasures of the mind, eye and palate. The combination of habitat, wildlife management and fortunate weather patterns have made South Dakota a pheasant haven.

3Oct2008 | Buddy Seiner | 1 comment | Continued
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Hunt to Eat, And Eat Well

The great pheasant hunting season in South Dakota is upon us and for most of us red-blooded South Dakota males, the moment cannot arrive fast enough. Hunting is more than going out to shoot animals; it is traditions passed down, it is family history, it is camaraderie. Hunting is the sound of the dried corn crunching under your feet; the barks of the labs as they restrain themselves from bursting into the fields, the smell of cigar smoke filling the lodge as you reminisce the day over whiskey and poker.

3Oct2008 | Nicholas Heineman | 0 comments | Continued
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Taste of South Dakota • Saturday, September 20

Beer, food, plenty of music and beer are on tap at this year’s annual Taste of South Dakota, Saturday, Sept. 20 from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. For the second consecutive year, “the last big party of summer” will be held at Phillips to the Falls, 5th and Phillips Ave., in downtown Sioux Falls.

2Sep2008 | Prime Staff | 0 comments | Continued
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Prime Times at the Tri-State Marker

The great territorial debate goes on. And this month’s article only makes it more difficult to choose sides. The question, of course, which side of South Dakota, East or West, provides a more stimulating environment for good times? Being the foremost expert in the field of good times, we at Prime decided to head out […]

7Aug2008 | Ted Hereen | 0 comments | Continued
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Kick Up Your Heels

Don’t Let Foot Pain Slow Your Summer Down
The South Dakota summer is as hot as it is short. Therefore, we try to fit in as much activity as possible before another long subzero winter creeps in. Unfortunately, sometimes that summer fun is cut short well before the snow flies. Simple foot pain could be the […]

7Aug2008 | Shannon Engel | 0 comments | Continued
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New or Used?

Questions consumers ask every time they prepare to make any purchase, but always gets asked about cars - and now it will be asked about power sport products.Since 2002, Power Brokers mission has been to help their customers, both buyers and sellers, make informed decisions regarding the sale or purchase of a powersports product.

7Jul2008 | Prime Staff | 0 comments | Continued