Recent content by dodgeboy75

Don't passover the WMA areas to south/southeast of you, they have great cover.

I've always avoided the release dates here in District 5, i'll be hitting Darke Wildlife area mid week, always wanted to get down to Fallsville though.

Deer Creek had a decent population of "wild birds" years ago but like everywhere else coyotes moved in. That's where I shot my first pheasant in 1994. Here in district 5 we have alot of Wildlife Areas that are involved in the releases. I like to hit up Darke Wildlife Area after thanksgiving...

The weather can change in a heartbeat and actually sent me home a day early last year. I couldn't get over the fact that alot of the highway on/off ramps had gates for closing down roadways. It felt very strange and eerie. But i'll keep going back if I can!!!

You are right about the Waterfowl areas, last year some of the units south of Chamberlain had planted corn and short grasses between ponds and we had good luck mostly on afternoon hunts. Also couldn't stop staring at the amount of ducks flying in and out of these areas. The only downside was...

Nice Job, down here in SW Ohio there are few releases close but I don't take my Brit out until midweek. Down here the releases are WARZONES, very unsafe. I have been hunting woodcock since the opener and we got our limit this past wednesday out of 9 flushes. Now all the bunny chasers are out so...

Welcome fellow Buckeye!!!! I'm in Dayton and also took a trip to SD with my Britt last year. The members on this forum were very helpful in my trip planning last spring and I appreciated all their info. Looking forward to a return trip this fall but until then I'm waiting for Dove Opener!!

Glad to hear and hope things keep looking up. I'm making a trip out again regardless!!!!

I stay in Chamberlain and everyday drive 1-2 hours to spots. American Creek Campground was an awesome place to stay and I had the place to myself. The owners said even opening week was bare. There are alot of WPA in the area and little CRP. So thats why I make the drive to spots north and south...

Last year when the bird numbers tanked everybody stayed home, I had almost every spot to myself, the towns were almost quiet and even the campground was EMPTY, and that was before Nov 1. Just being nosey I've been searching online hotels and it seems they are all booked up from opener to...

Watched a show on Sportsman Channel the other day, forget the name of the show, about the spring flights. It didn't look like they had a problem finding spots to hunt. Blew my mind that you could use electronic callers and no shell capacity in your gun. I'm all for helping control the...

Amish farmers still do this, my father lives in central PA and on one side of Jacks Mountain is a large Amish community that I saw them doing that, except they were stacking them by hand.

I pheasant hunted on these spots south of Chamberlain and they were packed full of ducks. Cover was great around 2 of the larger ponds but one of the smaller, 2 acres maybe, was bailed for hay. Most of the ducks would fly off when I walked near but would just circle back in. I didn't notice...

HA!----I did catch myself one afternoon standing in a prairie, overlooking the Missouri River, watching the dog work and didn't hear any cars going by, airplanes flying over or screaming kids, if that makes me rich than so be it.

I think you have the same passion I do, that's why I didn't let all the negative threads deter me. I went because I WANTED to, spent the money cause I WANTED to and made the 17hour one way drive cause I WANTED to! I'm a single guy with a Brittany and by no means rich or have high dollar...