Pheasant stocking plan for southeast Wyoming

Pheasant hunters will be pleased to learn there are plenty of pheasants and several places to hunt them in southeast Wyoming for the 2015 season.

“Pheasant stocking for the 2015 season will be similar to what we did last year,” said Ben Milner, coordinator at Downar Bird Farm. “We should have around 16,000 birds to release this year so it should be a pretty good year for pheasant hunters.”

As in years past, pheasants will be released each day at the Springer/Bump Sullivan Wildlife Habitat Management Area (WHMA) during the Springer Special Pheasant Hunt, which runs from Oct. 22 through Nov. 6....