Recent content by WhiskeyJack

Great! We're losing our CRP (bye-bye pheasants), and the grouse numbers are in the toilet. Maybe it's time to take up bowling. How depressing.

When you say, anytime soon, how long are you talking? I read in the Star Tribune recently, that the DNR claims something happened to the broods this year, and the peak is expected to hit in 2010. I have bow hunted for bear and deer for the last few years up there and rarely saw grouse. Then...

Please forgive me if it seems inappropriate to ask about grouse on this forum. I was just wondering if anyone has been hunting them in northern MN or WI. I did in Sep in the Cook/Orr area and didn't see nearly the birds I did last year. I have heard it's real spotty. Has anyone done any good?

Myspringersadope, Let me say that pheasants are still to be had. It's not as bad as I made it sound. After rereading my report, I realized I sounded a bit negative. If I went back, I know I would be more succesful. After thinking about it for a few days, I would concentrate on the waterfowl...

I just got back from hunting the Webster area. It was kinda dissapointing. There were plenty of birds hanging around private land. Not so much on public or walk-in. The other guys staying at the same motel were averaging one bird a day per hunter hunting public and walk-in. We were all...

JMB, Thanks for the info. I don't want to seem like an internet scouter. Even though I'm from ND, this coming week will be my first pheasant hunt in SD. It's just gonna be me and my dog and partially a scouting expedition for bow hunting. I can't wait. I'll post back on bird numbers. Hopefully...

Cackleburs, That is awesome! Now I'm kicking myself for not getting an Iowa liscense. I really wanted to go there this weekend. Where I went for the MN opener, it was soooooo crowded, it wasn't even fun. Everyone I talked to (I'm new to MN, from ND), said Iowa would be just as bad. Funny thing...

Hey guys, next week I get to go to SD for a few days. Just wondering what the bird numbers are like in the Webster/Day County area? I see there is a lot of walk-in areas and state land in Day County.

I have hunted around Benson the last two weekends and the bird numbers have been okay. I talked to a few other hunters at a couple of gas stations and they say just a few miles more to the west at Ortonville, the numbers are much higher. Lots of public land too!