Recent content by sbode

Perfect weather a good hunting!

It's funny but some of the basin sloughs are productive and others are not.

It’s a government agency. Less hunters their job is in jeopardy. I think it’s crap they aren’t doing surveys. Keep raising the license fees for out of staters like they have been. I’ve started hunting Iowa and found its better than I expected. I’m from Omaha.

Posted by South Dakota game and Parks. I’ll just hunt Iowa. In addition to the adoption of the marketing plan, GFP will discontinue the annual brood count survey conducted annually in August. A major concern is that, when pheasant brood numbers are down, those reported numbers deter both...

The area I hunted had considerably less birds than last year. I hunted only public access and shot 9 birds. I missed some easy shots during the season and should have had at least 4 more.

I’ve hunted Nebraska, South Dakota, and Iowa and had the best luck in Iowa. I’m not seeing many birds in any of these states. Harvested 9 roosters in 10 outings hunting 2 to 3 hours per day. I hunt alone with my Brittany.

Haven’t shot a lot of birds but the 6 I shot were this years hatch.

If you’ve hunted a lot chances are pretty high you’ve shot a hen by accident.

I had the worst hunt ever nov 3-5. Hunted western Lyman county. Property that I hunted for years and usually limited out in on a daily basis was very unproductive this year. I hunt alone with a good dog. Anaged to flush 21 birds in 3 days. Only 7 were roosters and I got a shot at 2 and bagged...

Some farmers might want to try what this farmer in Nebraska did. Here is the link to the article...

Since it will be legal to grow hemp could it be a good habitat for pheasants during hatching season. It’s hard to tell if any farmers will grow hemp although they could usesome alternate to corn and beans.

My favorite Taken in a refuge area no hunting

Hunted west of Chamberlain by myself with a Brittany. Saw about 90 birds a day for 3 days on private land. The birds were unusually wild and very difficult to get close to. I shot 5 roosters in 3 days. Only 11 roosters flushed within reasonable range. I took a few potshots on flushes that...

I’ve hunted the area near Mankato a number of years ago. How’s the hunting in that area for quail and pheasant?

Lots of IHAP acres north and west of mo valley. Cover looks thick. Anybody ever hunt this area?