Recent content by MrRedNWhite

I am home, but appreciate the response. Yeah, this was our first time hunting wild pheasant. It seems like the high winds and snow on Tuesday really moved a lot of birds and laid down a lot of grass. We still saw a ton of birds everywhere we went, but they seemed very spooky - flushing 200-300...

Yes, I ordered one of these early this fall. This is a great public resource that the State of South Dakota puts out..as an out of stater from somewhere with pathetically public lands, I really appreciate what South Dakota does for its resident and visiting outdoors people.

Yeah. I'm aware on all accounts. I came up in early October for grouse and chickens on Ft Pierre Grasslands. Met some incredibly nice folks and absolutely got my ass handed to me birdwise. I do it for the dog.

Title says it all, newbie in SD this week with my dog chasing pheasant. Staying around Redfield area in a motel, but willing to drive. Have a setter, so mostly looking for CREP lands. Any suggestions welcome, particularly with this weather - if we can even get 2 days of decent hunting and some...

I just spent 4 days in the Ft Pierre Grasslands... probably hunted 3+ hours every day and moved around, covered a lot of ground. Didn't have a single sharptail or chicken contact. Spoke with a few others out there who were also struggling, sounds like we should have been there 2ish weeks early...

I am planning to come up to Fort Pierre Grasslands early October. Can anyone share info on the snake situation in that area at that time? How prevalent, how active? If I avoid prairie dog towns and rocky areas, are we safe? I am trying to find some snake avoidance training before we go, but...

I actually have a free year of Onx I need to start up...so yes, I just don't know how to use it. Ive got one dog and would be hunting solo. Willing and able to walk as far as needed to get on birds.

Never been to SD before, but would like to spend Thanksgiving week up there this year. Any recommendations for towns to stay in with good public land access?

Thinking about doing a rental for 1-2 months in the Black hills area for November/December, if possible. How is the bird hunting in that area? I have my own dog, and willing to walk and put in the effort. Just looking to see if it would be the worth the money. How much good public land is there...

When do you start planning and booking for the season ?

How would I go about contacting deer lease owners/tenants?

Needing advice for how to look for a Texas Quail Lease for this year, hopefully beyond. I live in Dallas and very flexible on location, just not far west Texas. I don't care about deer, hog, predator, turkey, etc. Thanks!

Not asking for anyone's "spot". I'm willing to put in the work with my dog... Are any of the WMAs in SE Oklahoma - Three Rivers, Honobia, etc worth exploring for late season quail? I'm getting a late start to the season with my dog. She (English Setter) had some health issues and she'll be...

Thanks for sharing your experience...sorry that happened. But this was what I was looking for - both positives/negatives, good stories/bad stories. Do you think there was any underlying issue - dog not socialized well? Dog too young/old? Just a reactive dog? Would you have done anything...

Appreciate that!