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+1 for pokeberries.

My buddy calls us hunting with GPS - livescopers. As in “I’ll never hunt my dogs with live scope”. Makes for some interesting dinner...

It depends . I feel pretty comfortable taking a 38 yd shot if I’m somewhat fresh. If I’m dragging my feet and and it catches me with my...

My son and one of his friends got stuck this morning after duck hunting. I'd guess vehicle inadequacy and 20-something-year-old brains...

You never know til you try! Sounds plausible. I’d base in a town like Mitchell, closer for you..,there’s a bass pro there, too. Lots...

Preserves have their place. The public at large gets to hunt and shoot…a lot. Without hurting wild places and wild birds. They also...

Kansas has never been a big cattail/ pothole state and it’s impossible to compare it to the Dakotas. When I was a kid hunting in the...

100% agree. On top of all that, coyotes are extremely poor pheasant hunters. To the degree that predators have an impact, it's nest...

I've seen that before on my Vizslas, but never so bloody-looking as the first pic. A buddy's WPG gets it pretty bad. Keeping the nails...

My dogs know. But they also know that we normally leave first thing in the morning. They pay attention and notice that the gear is...

It wouldn’t surprise me. But there is no comparison between the efforts Kansas puts in compared to SD. Every time an increase in license...

That and the elimination of Milo. In the seventies most wheat stubble was left high and there were many miles of Milo. It was rare to...

I've seen that several times with coyotes, but never a bobcat. Pretty cool!

Sounds like a great trip! I'm glad you had fun and found some success. Scenting conditions are certainly part of it. As you pointed...

One summer I spent some time researching commercial hunting operations in SD. My dad, in his late 70s at the time, wanted to treat me...