A cold, wet June in North Dakota impacted partridge and sharp-tailed grouse numbers and led to smaller brood sizes for pheasants, though pheasant numbers overall were up.
Northwest: 20.8 broods and 164 pheasants per 100 miles, up from 19.1 broods and 159 pheasants in 2023. Southwest: 13.8 broods and 119 pheasants per 100 miles, up from 9.7 and 86.2 in 2023.