Longest tailfeather competition

No matter how old it is, you could turn your tailfeather into a new gun.


Beretta A400 Xplor 28 gauge shotgun. Photo courtsey of Beretta.

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