anyone hunted ND or SD yet
anyone hunted ND or SD yet
I can't believe there hasn't been brags and pictures from these 2 pheasant states yet Has everyone up there given up bird hunting :roll: Come on let's see some pictures and hear some stories My season starts on the Macy Indian Reservation tomarrow(opens a week earlier than the Nebraska season)--hopefully I'll hit something, so I can post a couple pictures of the dogs
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Shooter--http://www.perfectpedigrees.com/genview.php?id=3228
Penny5--http://www.perfectpedigrees.com/genview.php?id=3229
Star--http://www.perfectpedigrees.com/genview.php?id=3732
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Shooter--http://www.perfectpedigrees.com/genview.php?id=3228
Penny5--http://www.perfectpedigrees.com/genview.php?id=3229
Star--http://www.perfectpedigrees.com/genview.php?id=3732
DeSeeker Britts 402-426-4243
Re: anyone hunted ND or SD yet
Pretty sure Pheasant season opened today in SD.
It has been very dry in some areas and the bird counts are way down......Cj
It has been very dry in some areas and the bird counts are way down......Cj
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Re: anyone hunted ND or SD yet
The ND season opened on Oct. 7th. The SD opens at Noon today, Oct. 21st. Both states were hit hard by the drought this summer and pheasant numbers are way down. Reports I've heard from ND a pretty bleak. I'm sure reports from SD will start to filter in this next week.
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Re: anyone hunted ND or SD yet
3 of us opened the season on the Macy NE. reservation(opens a week earlier than Nebraska regular season). We hunted 1/2 a day--saw 4 roosters and 3 hens and killed the 2 roosters that were in range. I haven't fired my gun this year yet Didn't hear much shooting for opening morning. Bird numbers seem to be way down this year Headed up again tomarrow.
Penny4--http://www.perfectpedigrees.com/genview.php?id=3227
Shooter--http://www.perfectpedigrees.com/genview.php?id=3228
Penny5--http://www.perfectpedigrees.com/genview.php?id=3229
Star--http://www.perfectpedigrees.com/genview.php?id=3732
DeSeeker Britts 402-426-4243
Shooter--http://www.perfectpedigrees.com/genview.php?id=3228
Penny5--http://www.perfectpedigrees.com/genview.php?id=3229
Star--http://www.perfectpedigrees.com/genview.php?id=3732
DeSeeker Britts 402-426-4243
Re: anyone hunted ND or SD yet
I've talked to the guy we've hunted on for quite a while. I won't be going to SD this year, that's all you need to know.
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Re: anyone hunted ND or SD yet
I know it didn't rain in ND until August this year. No rain = no insects = no baby game birds.
Tough year for lots of farmers too.
Tread lightly if you go, there are birds in places but not many young of the year.
Tough year for lots of farmers too.
Tread lightly if you go, there are birds in places but not many young of the year.
Re: anyone hunted ND or SD yet
Three of us limited in two hours on private ground near WInner. Saw more birds than expected given the dismal state forecast. Quite a few young birds - seven of our nine roosters were this year's hatch. Reports from around the area were that numbers are indeed off from previous years, but even in an off year South Dakota is likely better than anywhere else. I had poor luck with grouse this fall so I suspect the drought has been tough on them as well.
Re: anyone hunted ND or SD yet
That said, I do appreciate that there are farmers up there that are willing to let hunters access their property.
All together, it was well worth making the trip. Besides the areas we hit the first 2 days, all roosters we shot were young birds from this year.
Top pic is my 15 YO GWP. She mostly sleeps, but still got a walk around the farmstead twice a day, even got up some hens!!
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Re: anyone hunted ND or SD yet
I hunted South Eastern South Dakota last week. Birds were down about 1/3 in my estimate. There are still birds to be found. We did kill mostly young birds.
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Re: anyone hunted ND or SD yet
I hunted SE ND during the week of Thanksgiving. We did great. I do not think bird numbers were down in that area.