Come on, no hero opener day pics posted yet???

[Bob Peters]

Oddly, I haven't shot of those yet this season, only because I haven't had the chance. But if/when I do, Tinkertown is as far as I'm going. Leave an ear of corn & a can of PBR at the Codington Pheasant God's feet & call it good.

Be careful! If the giant pheasant in Huron finds out your giving corn and beer to his rival by lake Kampeska he might spur you good.

 

[remy3424]

Bout took that middle toe off

 

[A5 Sweet 16]

Bout took that middle toe off

My dad always said he aimed for their heads. Consequently, I go for the feet.

 

[dag]

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[Limitless]

My dad always said he aimed for their heads. Consequently, I go for the feet.

I got a good bit of the leg and foot on one today (12-15 yard, at contact, bird that held tight). But I was ever so careful to not shoot the little first year spur. I was worried that might require going up on the Canadian for an offering, even thought he wasn't immature.

 

[That1uncle1776]

I had to drive to the NE part of the state to get my limit. Not many birds in my corner.

 

[Limitless]

I had to drive to the NE part of the state to get my limit. Not many birds in my corner.

Probably ND birds that got crowded out down to sd

 

[That1uncle1776]

Probably ND birds that got crowded out down to sd

Pretty close to sioux falls was loaded. Haven't seen that many birds since last year.I think ive been hearing them fly over at night.

 

[Limitless]

Probably ND birds that got crowded out down to sd

Also possible Iowa has shipped oodles of them up there. I hear they are so thick in Iowa that the roads are getting greasy and dangerous with road kill roosters littering the roadways. They might need to pay people to thin the herd.

 

[A5 Sweet 16]

Pretty close to sioux falls was loaded. Haven't seen that many birds since last year.I think ive been hearing them fly over at night.

Coordinates please. Thank you.

 

[That1uncle1776]

Coordinates please. Thank you.

Get to 81/90 go west for about 45-50 then back south about 45.

 

[A5 Sweet 16]

Get to 81/90 go west for about 45-50 then back south about 45.

That seems to take me a bit far from home, but if you say it's loaded with pheasants, I'm there!

 

[Bob Peters]

Pretty close to sioux falls was loaded. Haven't seen that many birds since last year.I think ive been hearing them fly over at night.

I know you're not in sioux falls 'cause I'm about positive you live in brookings, right on shithouse corner. Pheasants fly around there all the time.

 

[Limitless]

I know you're not in sioux falls 'cause I'm about positive you live in brookings, right on shithouse corner. Pheasants fly around there all the time.

Waiting to pick corn out of the leavings, presumably.

 

[Goosemaster]

Well, Ace & I have so far confined ourselves to a pretty small area in southeast SD (20 sq miles). All public. Plenty of standing corn still (maybe 25-30% done harvesting in this area??). I'm VERY excited by the numbers of pheasants we're seeing this early on. And in 4 hunts, only a handful of real young ones, leading me to believe early nesting/brooding conditions were really good. I think we're in for a fabulous season. Here's a picture from yesterday.

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Good job! You do not shoot any young pheasants, which is Good karma, you will need not need to make a trip up to Northern Saskatchewan.

 

[Bob Peters]

Good job! You do not shoot any young pheasants, which is Good karma, you will need not need to make a trip up to Northern Saskatchewan.

Right now I'm blasting any confirmed rooster and living in sin. If I don't do anything too egregious like shoot a hen or a combine I figure I'll spend time in hunter's purgatory when I die before being allowed through the pearly gates into everlasting CRP surrounded by dirty picked corn fields with Skye by my side.

 

[That1uncle1776]

 

[Limitless]

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My God! What are you feeding those roosters?!

 

[That1uncle1776]

My God! What are you feeding those roosters?!

Im not sure, I dont have much experience with the big ones.

 

[Bob Peters]

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That's it, I'm moving to Yankton.