RE: First time S.D. pheasant hunt!
You might try Tripp county there are a lot of birds there. They haul them in by the truck loads from Mn and Wi. If you are a serious hunter and are willing to work for your birds almost any county east and up to about the east central area will have some birds and when you get here to buy a license you can pick up a guide to public shooting areas put out by the GFand P. This area does have some preserves but not like further west along the river. At least the pheasants you shoot will not be pen raised and it won' t cost you a hundred a bird and up.