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I will defer to your judgement on the safety aspect and deer season. RGMA's and Hunter Walking Trails do get frequent pressure but they also have the best habitat and generally better bird numbers. It is a trade off. I don't know but it is possible they will see less deer hunter traffic than...

Gazetter is still the best map book out there for most states MN included. Can also go to the MN DNR Recreation compass map system and zoom into an area and hit the print button. https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/maps/compass/index.html I have pretty much switched over to onX Maps and love the...

Could be as simple as ear marking and routing $$ to the correct funds. I think MN has 8-10 game & fish accounts. Some very specific like Trout & Salmon Management. Maybe even more likely is to keep the $$ out of general accounts where they can be siphoned off for other efforts.

Per the graph there was not 12 M acres of grasslands in 1963. Most of that acreage was small grains which is better than corn but still a mono culture which is far from ideal for pheasant production because it doesn't serve all aspects of a young pheasants life cycle from nesting to brood...

100%. Don't see the cost/benefit to working on private access. Do just fine on public....

As upland hunters we should have been promoting this stamp (and the funds it would generate) 10-years ago when it was clear the ethanol driven commodity price run-up was going to make a lot of marginal acres worth putting back into production. People always question State of SD, SDGF&P motives...

I like hunting NE but as others have said the numbers are not on par with SD and the birds do get pressured. They have a really good hunter access program called Open Fields and Waters that actually provides some pretty good cover to hunt but it can also be pretty remote as well. 100% agree...

Thanks Miforester. Much appreciated.

Thanks for the report and photos. Really enjoyed it. What kind of shape were the roads in this year? Hunted the same general area last year and some of them were basically impassable. Was planning a trip to North Central SD starting next Sunday but if they get the 12-15 inches forecast I...

This is a generalization but I believe is pretty accurate. PF Chapters are able to keep and spend all $$ locally that they raise locally (think banquets etc.). They choose their own leadership and also choose where these dollars go. Often times that is to private land habitat projects but many...

I have had good luck with Phycox Max soft chews for my soon to be nine year old English Cocker. Gave him two chews a day for a month or so (per directions) and then one a day for maintenance. Also give a 1/2 dose of rimadyl with his dinner after a long hunt.

MN public land hunting can be frustrating at times. There is good habitat and it produces birds but they are pressured and opportunities can be in short supply compared to say SD public land hunting. A little bad luck and/or a missed shot can be the difference a lot of days between a bird or...

Enjoyed the write-up and pictures. Hoping I can get to SD soon but life & work have been relentlessly getting in the way this year. May end up targeting a late season hunt if the weather cooperates otherwise KS or NE may be in the cards....

I suspect with the crops up the birds are spending a lot of time in the standing crops (safe from avian predators, easy escape from ground predators). Probably moreso now after also being pressured by dogs and hunters. Once the crops come down it does get easier at mid-day. I like secure...

I do like how MN is able to steadily add permanent habitat with a lot of help from the Land & Legacy Amendment and groups like PF. It is incremental for sure but in a generation it will be impact-full & important. Really need to get the IA amendment done and wish the Dakota's could move that...