The Independent Insurance Agents of South Dakota are holding a longest pheasant tailfeather competition as hunting season gets underway.
Until Oct. 31, any South Dakota resident with a valid 2024 hunting license can bring new or heirloom tailfeather to any of the 31 participating agencies across the state.
Locally, hunters can bring their feathers to Dacotah Bank in front of Hy-Vee and the Watertown Mall at 1310 9th Ave SE to get measured. Their hours are Monday-Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The longest feather will win a Beretta A400 Xplor 28 gauge shotgun valued at $1,849. Youth ages 14 and under can enter their own competition for a Winchester SX3 Compact shotgun valued at $1,000.
Full list of participating agencies:
Aberdeen:
Insurance Plus – 405 8th Ave NW #204, Aberdeen
Squire Agency – 902 S Main St, Aberdeen
Brandon:
Redstone Insurance Brokers – 804 S 8th Ave, Brandon
Brookings:
King Agency – 101 Main Ave, Brookings
Burke:
Southern Dakota Insurers – 933 Main St, Burke
Chamberlain:
KPI Insurance – 106 E Beebe Ave, Chamberlain
Dupree:
1st Insurance Services – 100 D St, Dupree
Faulkton:
King Agency – 234 8th Ave, Faulkton
Flandreau:
King Agency – 120 E 2nd Ave, Flandreau
Freeman:
Insurance Services – 913 6th St, Freeman
Hartford:
Reliabank – 304 SD-38 #142
Huron:
1st Stop Insurance – 1507 Dakota Ave, Huron
Lake Preston:
Steele Financial Services – 20935 441st Ave, Lake Preston
Madison:
First Madison Insurance – 109 Egan Ave S, Madison
King Agency – 117 N Harth Ave, Madison
Mitchell:
Martin-Trudeau Insurance – 1531 W Elm Ave, Mitchell
Mobridge:
Key Agency – 210 E Grand Crossing, Mobridge
Murdo:
Fidelity Agency – 123 Main St, Murdo
Pierre:
Security Insurance Group – 3341 Airport Rd, #1, Pierre
Platte:
Fidelity Agency – 501 Main St, Platte
HUB – 403 S Main Ave, Platte
Rapid City:
Professional Insurors of the Black Hills – 2620 Jackson Blvd, Rapid City
Redfield:
Heartland Financial Services – 302 E 7th Ave, Redfield
Sioux Falls:
Boen & Associates – 7119 S Lyncrest Pl, Sioux Falls
Nelson Insurance Agency – 2200 W. 49th St #100, Sioux Falls
Spearfish:
Bankwest – 120 E Michigan St, #100, Spearfish
Stickney:
Dakotaland Insurance – 220 Main St, Stickney
Timber Lake:
Bridgemark Insurance Solutions – 803 Main St, Timber Lake
Watertown:
Dacotah Bank – 1310 9th Ave SE, Watertown
Wessington:
Heartland Financial Services – 165 Wessington St S, Wessington
Wessington Springs:
Krohmer Agency – 120 S Wallace Ave, Wessington Springs