I have also wanted to make the trip out there but finding information on where the towns are has been challenging. I looked into some outfitters as well but $$$$
I dont know if i will be able to get a trip to SD in yet this year but i hunt most every weekend until the season ends. The lab and I are both new to upland but you can tag along anytime.
We went out on Saturday from 9-12 and flushed a rooster with in 15 minutes. I was not even ready and missed bad. i called the dog back and she had a Hen in her mouth...she delivered to hand and i let it fly away. That was the only bird on touched for the day.
Saw many hens (some cackled but...
My company tried to send me to Germany for a week. First option was this coming weekend (opener), 2nd option was deer opener. I dont hunt birds on deer opener (dont want some jerk trying to shoot my brown dog) so i picked that week to head over seas.
I would love to use just 1 gun. But then i see something new and it shoulders so well i have to get it...only been hunting shooting shotguns for 5 years and i have 5 shotguns...
It's only a problem if the other half find out!
I find on opener it can be a shit show. Last year i was on a bigger plot and was there at 7. by 9 4 other trucks parked at random spots and hunting the same area. The year before was the same in that field.
This year i thought i would try a new area for opener. Was thinking west central...
Hunted both Saturday and Sunday.
Saturday with a group of 3 and the wind was very strong and we did have 2 flushes. First one was a group of 3, 2 hens and 1 rooster. Only problem is the dog got on scent and took off like a bat out of hell at them. They flushed 100 yards away...(first time she...