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They will do the same to hawks so whenever scouting or road hunting, keep an eye when the circling hawks dive down near the ground, you may catch a rooster jumping up to meet it with their spurs.

Corn went in late due to the wet/cold spring so the maturity date is later than normal and so is the start of harvest. But the exceptionally dry and warm Sept/Oct has the standing corn at moisture levels that can go directly into bins without drying which really speeds it up. Fields are dry and...

I have self retrieved 95% of the birds I have ever shot so speaking as a two-legged birddog, I find them headed on foot in the same direction they were flying off to when flushed. It doesn't seem like birds wait until they get airborne to survey the situation and decide which way to fly. They...

I always see at least three wall-hanger rooster here: 43.69052656756659, -98.01736454300735

Sure, 50 miles west of Kampeska.

Talked to local farmers last night in the Aberdeen/Redfield area and most beans will be done this week. There is not a rain in sight on the forecast so they plan to have a solid two weeks and be well into the corn harvest by opening weekend. Weeds are high and thick everywhere as they had all...

Soybeans are very temperamental for harvesting. Too dry and the pods shatter when it hits the combine and the beans are lost in front of the head. Too much dew in the morning or evening and they have to stop as the pods get sticky and tough with just the small amount of humidity and plug up the...

I stay off most section lines during the last hour and a half as most have very little open gravel for the birds to pick and are just all dirt track and grass. Those that do have gravel are excellent all day long. Otherwise they make for great mid-day walks to catch them loafing in the tall...

As with all general statements YMMV. But if a first time poster says they have an opportunity "to stay in either Waubay or Aberdeen to pheasant hunt and which should they choose?" then what would you tell them is generally the better option for them? Watertown vs Redfield, Madison vs Mitchell...

Can confirm exactly what Mr. Zeb is reporting. I have been hunting that area coming from Redfield east towards Watertown for 30 years and we generally stop about 50 miles out from Watertown, not crossing far past Hwy 37 (Groton to Doland). There were a few more birds out that direction in the...

No street sign needed, just has to be an "improved" roadway. SD DOT has put up the green road signs nearly everywhere but some get pulled due to issues with the road approach and getting combine heads past them or wash-outs. The green signs also went up at cross-roads where there is no...

I get post warranty shotgun gunsmithing done at Ahlman's Gun Store outside of Faribault. It's a quick 30min trip down I-35 from the cities (might be construction at the exit that requires you to go down to Medford, MN exit). They are a top factory warranty repair shop for Remington, Winchester...

It's machined threads integrated into the butt stock (down inside the stock with the recoil pad removed). So no options for swapping out a nut for the stock bolt. It did seem like the threads may have been a little too loose so teflon tape in addition to the loctite might be the answer. I'll let...

Won a Weatherby Element 12G camo at a banquet a couple years ago. They do have design defect where the internal stock bolt comes loose and the butt stock gets wobbly from recoil. No amount of Loctite or even replacement bolts from the manufacturer have resolved it. Maybe have to take off the...

Heard a number of reports that there was a lot of big hail that went through late summer that took out a lot of birds from Onaka to Warner. Not sure if it kept going towards your direction but it's very possible. Despite all the crops in and the birds holding tight, I still believe in this area...

Hunted opening week either side of a line from Doland to Cresbard on private, public and lots of ditches in three different groups so we covered lots of land. Never seen so many birds hold so tight to cover and refuse to fly from day 1 across all the places we were in. Sure all the corn was...

Some facts and thoughts that might be interesting to hunters and firearms owners: Federal will continue to manufacture in Anoka, MN under the new owners so there is no jobs or manufacturing leaving the U.S. A ban on foreign owned but locally manufactured goods doesn't ever happen. Even if it...

So you assume- hammer down at sunset and you'll catch em out in the open all over the place in SD. You just have to pick out the gravel along with the lead when you clean them. I thought about getting a gopro too late this year but I'll work on it and post my own videos next opener. Wonder how...

Close to road hunting? Let's go to the replay. Driving the backroads home. Gun uncased in the front seat. Loaded. Eyes scanning the ditches for movement. 100% fair chase ditch parrot. You are now an honorary member of the 2023 Jump Out Boys gang.

I would disagree that there is nothing that can be done. MN and SD have hunter harassment laws that are taken seriously by COs in cases I've seen. The SD laws even have provisions for the offender paying for the cost of the trip, transportation and guide fees if you ruin their hunt. You can have...