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Published October 26, 2008, 12:00 AM

Pheasant hunting


Eric Olson, left, of Duluth, hands three pheasants to Jim Thompson of Minong, during an opening day hunt near Roscoe, S.D. [SAM COOK/NEWS TRIBUNE]

  • Eric Olson, left, of Duluth, hands three pheasants to Jim Thompson of Minong, during an opening day hunt near Roscoe, S.D. [SAM COOK/NEWS TRIBUNE]
  • Roy Meier's black lab, Daisy, keeps a close eye on the action from her perch in Meier's van, during opening weekend of South Dakota's pheasant season.[SAM COOK/NEWS TRIBUNE]
  • Eric Olson of Duluth and fellow hunters share stories after hunting pheasants on opening day of South Dakota's pheasant season, October 18. The group was hunting at the farm of Mark and Zady Meier, who live near Roscoe, S.D. [SAM COOK/NEWS TRIBUNE]
  • Roy Meier, left, of Roscoe, S.D. and Rolf Grimsrud of Superior, have been hunting pheasants together for 47 years. [SAM COOK/NEWS TRIBUNE]
  • Eric Olson's cap bears a message that served as a theme for opening weekend of South Dakota's pheasant season, October 18-19. [SAM COOK/NEWS TRIBUNE]
  • Rolf Grimsrud of Superior, heads for the truck with a rooster pheasant swinging at his side, during opening day action near Roscoe, S.D. [SAM COOK/NEWS TRIBUNE]