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Ring-necked pheasant in flight, South Dakota, circa 1940

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BirdsWildlife
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
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A ring-necked pheasant cock is shown in full flight against a plain pale-blue sky, wings spread and long barred tail trailing, above a fringe of reddish grass. The printed caption calls it "the bird that made South Dakota famous." The ring-necked pheasant was introduced to the United States from Asia in the 1880s and thrived in South Dakota's farm country, becoming the state bird in 1943 and the center of a celebrated annual hunting season.

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PublisherG. T. Brain
THE BIRD THAT MADE SOUTH DAKOTA FAMOUS --- SOUTH DAKOTA: THE GREATEST PHEASANT AREA ON EARTH The Spectacular Chinese ring neck pheasant, one of the cockiest, gamest birds, providing the best shooting. South Dakota entertains by twice more visiting hunters, than any other state in the Union. Estimated pheasant population 14,750,000 in South Dakota - Fall 1945. Close to 100,000 out state license issued - 1945. Sportsmen from every state in the Union were recorded last year with the ex- ception of Maine (how did Vermont make it alone.) 8089 Published by G. T. Brain, SNAFU Building, Huron, South Dakota POST CARD PLACE STAMP HERE
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PublisherG. T. Brain
ConditionVery good
Place mentionedSouth Dakota, SD
Place mentionedSD
PublisherG. T. Brain, Huron, SD
NotesLinen-textured stock with visible crosshatch weave; no white border; light edge and corner wear. No postmark, stamp, address or message — unused card. Divided-back linen-texture stock; printed text cites Fall 1945 pheasant population, so the card dates from about 1946 or later. Light soiling and slight edge wear; no creases.

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Ring-necked pheasant in flight, South Dakota, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/ring-necked-pheasant-in-flight-south-dakota-circa-1940. Accessed October 25, 2026.