Before South Dakota was blanketed with winter’s first snowfall, Scott Korsten snapped these pheasant hunting photos at Hunters Pointe near Humboldt. “While growing up in southeast Minnesota my dad and I spent a fair amount of time pheasant hunting. In those days and in that part of the country, we didn’t find many pheasants — and the activity didn’t involve much actual hunting — but it was a great opportunity to spend time together,” Korsten says. “This time of year people gather in South Dakota for world-class pheasant hunting, an annual ritual that brings people together while providing an economic boost to the state’s economy.” See more of Korsten’s work at inspiredbynatureimages.com.