ALL OF THE GAME ON OUR PROPERTY IS WILD. WE ARE NOT A PRESERVE AND ONLY HUNT DURING THE REGULAR STATE SEASON.
WE DO NOT SUPPLEMENT OUR WILD POPULATION OF PHEASANTS WITH PEN REARED BIRDS LIKE A LOT OF OTHER OPERATIONS DO.

Pheasant Statistics

South Dakota has the highest pheasant population of any state in the U.S. According to South Dakota Fish and Game, hunters harvested 2 million ringnecks in 2005 and the total pre-season population in the state was estimated at 9.5 million birds ( the highest ). In 2007, the South Dakota Fish & Game Brood Count survey indicated the highest pheasant count per mile than in the past 40 years!! The 2008 season set another record and at the start of the season South Dakota had more pheasants than in the past 60 years! 2009 should be a barn burner!

The pheasant population in other popular pheasant hunting destinations including Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas, has declined, mainly due to habitat loss. Many hunters who hunted in these states are now coming to South Dakota. The south central region of South Dakota where our ToriLil Farm is located continues to breed staggering numbers of pheasants because of the excellent habitat, primarily the large tracts of land enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program ("CRP"). Habitat is key and we manage our farm to provide the best wild pheasant habitat.

The Hunt

We have private access to over 1,200 acres of private, natural grasslands (CRP), food plots, creek bottoms, ponds and draws. We focus entirely on the quality of the hunt. We don't run a lot of hunters through our property like others operations do. Each group is given exclusive use of all of our property and our professional guides provide outstanding personal service. Your group will be guided by experienced, friendly guides using well trained flushing Labs. We do not mix groups or add people to your group. Our hunters aren't walking through fields of standing corn or fields that have been hunted by other groups like at many other operations. Our fields of CRP provide excellent bird habitat and give hunters the pleasure of seeing the dogs work. We strongly emphasize good sportsmanship, safety and respect for the South Dakota game laws.

Current limits are 3 Roosters and 3 Sharptail/Prairie Chicken combination per day. The 2009 Pheasant season opens on the third Saturday of October (Oct.17th) and closes January 3rd. Shooting hours under State law are noon to sunset (approximately 7:00 p.m.) for the first six days of the season, and changes to a 10:00 a.m. start time thereafter.

In addition to Pheasants, we also have a small population of Sharptail Grouse and Greater Prairie Chickens. Our farm is located in one of only two places in the world where it is possible to shoot both Prairie Chickens and Sharptails. The unique habitat in our area allows both of these indigenous birds of the prairie to cohabit.