Pheasants

What you can shoot: You can not shoot the female pheasant known as the hen.  You can only shoot the male pheasant known as the rooster.

Limits: You can only shoot 3 a day.  The possession limit is 15.  It is the most number of pheasants you can have with you at a time.

Hen: The hen, known as the female, is grayish in color.

Rooster: The rooster, known as the male, is multi-colored with a white ring around its neck.

Seasons & Openings: Pheasants are hunted in fall, and usually pheasant opening starts the 3rd Saturday of October.

License: Out of state hunters buy a license for $104.00 (including tax).  In state licenses cost $27.00.  In state youth licenses cost $5.00.

Out of state hunters: Out of state hunters are allowed to hunt for 10 days, but can't stay all 10 in a row.

Grouse

What you can shoot: Both male & female grouse.

Two types of grouse we have in Lyman County: prairie chicken & sharp tail.                       

Limits: You can shoot 3 a day.

Season: Grouse are hunted in fall.

Descriptions: Male grouse have ear wings, which are   little horns sticking out from their ear.

Deer

2 types of deer in Lyman County:  White-tailed and mule. 

What you can shoot: You can shoot both male & female, depending on what kind of license you have.

Male: Known as the buck.  Bucks have antlers.

Female: Known as the doe.

White-tailed: White-tailed deer usually run faster than the mule, are light brown in color with a large white tip tail.

Mule: Mules usually run slower than the white-tailed, are bigger than the white-tailed, have bigger ears, and a black tip tail. They are medium brown in color.

Licenses: There are numerous licenses available.

Seasons & Openings: Deer are hunted in the fall.  Deer opening starts the 2nd Saturday of November in Lyman County.  It is open for 2 weeks.