Southwest Kansas is the Place to Hunt Pheasant in 2024 through 2025

(Press Release- including rules)

Seven counties in Southwest Kansas announce the “Rooster Roundup” pheasant hunting contest

For Immediate Release

Southwest Kansas is the Place to Hunt Pheasant in 2024 through 2025

Scott City, Dodge City, Garden City, Hugoton, Jetmore, Liberal, & Ness City Kansas (Scott, Ford, Finney, Stevens, Hodgeman, Seward, & Ness Counties) are pleased to announce the 10^th annual pheasant hunting contest.

During this year’s hunting season, 425 pheasants will be banded on the leg and released in Scott County near Scott City, Ford County near Dodge City, Finney County near Garden City, Stevens County near Hugoton, Hodgeman County near Jetmore, Seward County near Liberal, and Ness County near Ness City. If you are lucky enough to bag one of the banded pheasants, bring your leg band to one of the approved locations to register the band and claim your prize!

Kansas consistently ranks as one of the top three compared to other states’ annual harvest of pheasants.  With 185,000 acres of walk-in hunting land open to hunters in southwest Kansas, this area will give you a shot at cash and Seven GRAND PRIZES.

Once you register the leg band at an approved location (listed below), you will automatically receive a “Rooster Roundup” hat and a community gift worth at least $10.00.

At that time, your leg band will also be entered into a drawing to win a GRAND PRIZE of $500.00 in community gift certificate “bucks” (one per community) to be used for purchases of the winner’s choice.

The “Rooster Roundup” Pheasant Contest runs from November 9, 2024, to January 31, 2025.

If your bagged bird has one of the leg bands, you must bring the leg band to one of the approved locations to register your band and claim your prize!

Drawing for the GRAND PRIZE for “Rooster Roundup” will occur after the contest’s end (January 31, 2025), and winners will be contacted by phone.

For a complete list of the rules for the contest, visit www.wildwestcountry.com, or contact the Convention and Visitors Bureau at 620-276-0607 in Garden City or any of the participating communities.

Rules & Regulations

• 425 banded pheasants will be released in Ford County near Dodge City, Finney County near Garden City, Stevens County near Hugoton, Hodgeman County near Jetmore, Seward County near Liberal, Scott County near Scott City, Ness County near Ness City, and Morton County near Elkhart.
• No cost to enter.
• All licensed hunters are welcome to participate and collect a prize.
• Entries will be accepted from November 9, 2024, through January 31, 2025.
• Each leg band entry must be turned in at one of the approved locations in Scott City, Dodge City, Garden City, Hugoton, Jetmore, Liberal, Ness City to be registered.
• A number is assigned to each leg band, and the GRAND PRIZE winner will be revealed the week following the contest’s end on January 31, 2025.
• A valid hunting license should be presented when submitting your leg band entry.
• All-State and Federal firearms regulations apply.

Prizes include:

• “Rooster Roundup” hat per each registered leg band (425 TOTAL).
  • Some communities will be releasing more than 50 birds.
• $10.00 community gift certificate ‘bucks’ per each registered leg band (425 TOTAL).
  • Some communities will be giving gifts worth more than $10.00.
• $500.00 GRAND PRIZE community gift certificate ‘bucks’ or prize. (7 TOTAL – 1 per community).
• “Bounty Birds” prizes will only be given to winners who hunt in the Dodge City area.
  • “Bounty Birds” will have a specific-colored band and will be different from the “Rooster Roundup” bands. Those bands are exclusive to a series of separate prizes.
• Please check each community for a full list of birds released and available prizes.

Banded pheasant entries must be registered at the following locations:

Mailed entries will also be accepted (it is recommended to register the letter) please include:

• • • • • Pheasant leg band
        • Name
        • Address
        • Phone
        • Copy of valid hunting license
        • Email address
        • Location of the shoot

Bands will be returned to the person who registered the entry at the end of the contest if requested.