Hello Northern Friends...
I will be making the trek up from Colorado to Eastern SD (Hayti) to get a new family/hunting dog this weekend. I convinced the wife it would be the perfect time for me to carve out 4 days to hunt pheasants in SD for my first time. It will be just me most likely... maybe one friend.
I have poured into the game and fish reports of pheasant and hunter densities and the online maps, etc... but it is a bit overwhelming of where to even start. I love the exploring part, the seeing new country and walking around with the dog. After multiple drought years in CO, my standards for success are very low...
So here is my question... can anyone offer a suggestion of which county or general part of the state for a solo hunter to start in?
One other thing I would appreciate thoughts on... is hunting public right of ways. In CO this is illegal so it is hard for me to comprehend. Is this normal and acceptable there or is it considered "bad form"? As a solo guy with a dog it seems like a way to spend part of days... but is just hard for me to picture. Is that possible to do in areas without significant public land?
Anyhow, I guess those are a lot of questions... any advice would be appreciated. Thanks for considering!
I will be making the trek up from Colorado to Eastern SD (Hayti) to get a new family/hunting dog this weekend. I convinced the wife it would be the perfect time for me to carve out 4 days to hunt pheasants in SD for my first time. It will be just me most likely... maybe one friend.
I have poured into the game and fish reports of pheasant and hunter densities and the online maps, etc... but it is a bit overwhelming of where to even start. I love the exploring part, the seeing new country and walking around with the dog. After multiple drought years in CO, my standards for success are very low...
So here is my question... can anyone offer a suggestion of which county or general part of the state for a solo hunter to start in?
One other thing I would appreciate thoughts on... is hunting public right of ways. In CO this is illegal so it is hard for me to comprehend. Is this normal and acceptable there or is it considered "bad form"? As a solo guy with a dog it seems like a way to spend part of days... but is just hard for me to picture. Is that possible to do in areas without significant public land?
Anyhow, I guess those are a lot of questions... any advice would be appreciated. Thanks for considering!