Some of the best private land hunting exists in Plymouth County just north of Sioux City and in eastern Woodbury and Monona counties. Plymouth County does not offer a lot of public hunting lands, but readers might want to try Deer Creek Lake , a DNR area which will be the site of a future lake. It's an 859-acre with good upland habitat for both deer and pheasants. While many Sioux City hunters head east and south to pursue pheasants, they would do well to look even closer to home to the north. The rolling farmlands and timbered creek bottoms of Plymouth County are rich in pheasants.
Populations are certainly comparable to more renowned areas to the east.
The point is, you don't have to travel far to find good pheasant hunting if you live in Sioux City. The birds are nearby in good numbers. Try some of the areas we've highlighted. You won't have to drive to Timbuktu to find birds. Just look a few miles out your back door.