Who is having a good year?

I had a pretty good year, I just enjoy getting out there, and getting exercise, and letting my dogs hunt. It is nice to get some birds and get some shooting, I don't really like getting skunked, but the older I get the more it happens, but that's okay. Yeah it's been a good season and South Dakota is still open and I think North Dakota is still open.
 
Just got back from new year’s hunt in SD -Jan 1,2,3. Drove thru the night Wed night and hunted public thurs and Saturday. Only encountered 6 roosters, and 30+ hens.

Scratched out a rooster on public on the first field Friday morning, and then hunted private with a local friend that afternoon. Ended up with five man limit in drainage ditches and a cattail lake bed on Friday afternoon before the sleet set in for the evening.
 
gps4 said:
Just got back from new year’s hunt in SD -Jan 1,2,3. Drove thru the night Wed night and hunted public thurs and Saturday. Only encountered 6 roosters, and 30+ hens.

Scratched out a rooster on public on the first field Friday morning, and then hunted private with a local friend that afternoon. Ended up with five man limit in drainage ditches and a cattail lake bed on Friday afternoon before the sleet set in for the evening.
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I'm going to have to try that ditch hunting, I've never tried that before I've done a little bit of it in Montana.
 
Had a great year! My 3 yo Brittany made great strides in the woods and prairies holding birds and backing, she isnt retrieving but will point cripples and pin them when im close.. My French brit pup had a phenomenal 1st year hunting. She is a solid pointer and backs naturally. She is retrieving and has done a great job finding cripples. She pointed, woodcock, grouse, pheasant and quail. Was able to hunt with good friends from both the forum other states.
 
Sunday was my 20th "hunt day" of the season. It's been a tremendous year, but was too warm for afternoon hunting many days.
I weighed my dog tonight....I thought she was a very fit 4 year old American Lab and weighed 62lbs at the beginning of the season. Tonight she weighed 58lbs. I'm more confident saying she's a very fit (and happy) lab.
 
Goosemaster said:
I had a pretty good year, I just enjoy getting out there, and getting exercise, and letting my dogs hunt. It is nice to get some birds and get some shooting, I don't really like getting skunked, but the older I get the more it happens, but that's okay. Yeah it's been a good season and South Dakota is still open and I think North Dakota is still open.
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My 3-year-old lab did some good retrieves this year, a few water retrieves, he is coming along well. My other dog is basically retired but I still take her with me.
 
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