BISMARCK – The numbers are in, and North Dakota pheasant numbers are similar to last year, the Game and Fish Department said Monday, Sept. 8, in reporting results from its annual roadside surveys conducted in late July and August.

Total pheasants observed (91.6 per 100 miles) are down 3% from last year, and broods (11.4 per 100 miles) are down 1%, the department said. The average brood size (5.1) is down 6%. Despite the slight declines, the statewide number of pheasants observed per 100 miles is 48% above the 10-year average, Game and Fish said. The final summary is based on 285 survey runs made along 100 brood routes across North Dakota.

Here’s a look at pheasant numbers by region:

Northwest: Observers in the northwest counted 14.7 broods and 115 pheasants per 100 miles, down from 20.

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