![]() ![]() “The decrease we see in the combination license, most of that took place earlier in the year and is probably more of a reflection on the fishing side than hunting,” Simpson said. This year, 45,294 have been sold through Sunday, compared to 47,031 in 2017. We provide excellent cover and birds that will challenge any. ![]() ![]() Sales for combination licenses dropped 3.83 percent from 2017, Simpson said. The Ringneck Ranch, LLC offers pheasant hunting open to the public in Jackson County, MI. The third measuring tool GF&P uses when tracking pheasant license sales is the South Dakota combination license, which allows for both hunting small game and fishing. The preserve offers 120 acres of farm fields planted with sorghum corn, milo and switch grass as the primary cover. Olive Acres started operations in 2004 and have been improving habitat and the hunting experience ever since. Here at Olive Acres we try to make the hunting experience as realistic as possible. Resident small game license sales are up 1.68 percent, with 16,704 sold thus far this year. Pheasant hunting is a sport enjoyed by many hunters in west Michigan. We want to see more people out there hunting, and an increased pheasant population will certainly spur some of that activity.” “Hopefully we have another positive year like we did this year, and we’ll see license numbers increase across the board. But if you’re coming from Georgia, Florida or Michigan, maybe there’s a year lag time where you see numbers are back up and you plan for the following year. “If you’re in Minnesota, Iowa or Nebraska, that works out fairly well. “Can they hurry up and make a plan to get here?” Simpson said Thursday. ![]()
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