Recent content by jfreeman

I have been hunting them west river for the last 5 years starting opening day for 7 days each year and I have only seen 2 snakes total one we walked up on and one the dog found, but as hunter said they are there just depends on how your luck is running. I for one don't hunt near prairie dog...

party hunting its illegal in Texas

motels The super-8 in Chamberlain was good and is dog friendly with a cleaning table and they freeze your birds.

horse back hunt I remember a hunting show on the outdoor channel where they were hunting grouse, around the Pierre area of SD horseback. I can't remember the name of the ranch though, or the name of the show. This was aired 2 septs. ago.

sharpies and pcs they are easy to id after dead, sharpies have kinda v patterened breast feathers and pcs have dark bars pattern on thier breast feathers, but since it doesn't matter how many of either make up a 3 bird limit its usually not a problem unless you are wanting just pcs or vice...

here is 2 sharpies on the left and 2 pcs on the right shot in Sept. not far from the pierre nat grasslands to help you get fired up.

sharpies and pcs They will, with out a doubt hold better at the first of the season. And the sharpies tend to hang out like was said before on the down wind side of the hills and are found more often on top of the highest hills around. I find lots of pcs down in the lower parts of the hills and...

sorry didn't see where it posted the first time

first trip There is also Pheasants between Sturgis and Newell SD best I remember just south of Newell SD and in 2008 one farmer just offered to let me hunt around a cut corn field before they put cows in it. Good luck

getting old congratulations on the granddaughter, beautiful girl. J

pics Thanks all

SD pics Thanks all Some held real tight, in fact the dog caught, as far as we could tell when dressing him a perfectly healthy rooster in a snowed over cattail clump, but other times hunting cattails and shelter belts as soon as you came into them they would flush well ahead of us. Quite a...

Here are a few pics from our hunt in Nov., 7 days of very cold and windy weather. Saw tons of pheasants, but they were mostly bundled up in thick cattails, and shelter belts. and hard for us old men to get at. Had some good dog work. I was worried how he would do in the cold and snow for a Tex...

battery They just came out with a small (small enough to get in the glove compartment) jump starters. You can use them to charge cell phones or lap tops etc. and they will jump start your car or truck. Google, battery jump starters, and go to amazon and they list several kinds, and I have been...

opener the grouse numbers are improved this year over the last 2. good luck and keep us posted on how you did, and some pics.