SW ND: Lots Of Corn & Seeds Still Up

[Labs]

Still lots of corn & sun seeds up in SW ND. Time & again this week we've watched flushed birds line out for the closest corn or sun seed field. Most all of the canola, wheat, and barley have been harvested. It's taken a lot of walking PLOTS/grass/cattails around my place, and some great gundog work by the Wrecking Crew, to find some roosters. I'm looking forward to late rooster season hunting, after I get done hunting firearms deer season...

 

[AtTheMurph]

Been wet, hasn't it?

 

[GladHunter]

Glad I'm not the only one struggling. My dogs have enjoyed running them out of the sunflower fields, but that hasn't equaled shot opportunities.

Is it just me or do they run more on these wet misty days?

 

[Labs]

Been wet, hasn't it?

Yes. Been raining in the Dix area since Wed...

 

[AtTheMurph]

Hopefully dry for the next week so they can get crops out. I'm heading up next week Sat for a week.

 

[Elksniper]

Does it seem like the June hail storm had a big impact on the birds around Dickinson?

 

[Westok]

Quite a bit of standing corn in Eastern Mt too. Overall bird numbers were down a lot in my experience. Especially sharps and Huns. But Huns last year in Mt were unbelievable.

 

[AtTheMurph]

Lots of corn still up. Over 50% in Eest Central.

 

[Alaskan swamp collies]

Does it seem like the June hail storm had a big impact on the birds around Dickinson?

YEP

 

[dustin mudd]

SW ND my farmer friend just started having corn cut!!!
Then another rainy spell mid week fyi

 

[GladHunter]

Does it seem like the June hail storm had a big impact on the birds around Dickinson?

I was south of Mott a couple weeks ago and there were birds all over. The farmer where I was hunting said that the pheasant numbers were really good, that's what I found too.

 

[AtTheMurph]

Lots of corn and sunflowers up near Sakawea, and up to Minot area.

 

[carptom1]

Lots of corn and sunflowers up near Sakawea, and up to Minot area.

I was up in nw and that corn isn’t coming out for awhile. Much of it was in standing water

 

[gjw]

Hey all, corn and flowers are still up around us (south of Bis/Man) with a few exceptions. Been raining almost every week. Rains, starts to dry out then rain again. A vicious cycle.

Time will tell on this one.

Stay well my friends

Greg

 

[Goosemaster]

Are farmers starting to grow marijuana in South Dakota?

 

[nickmqt]

I have been told pheasants like the seeds

 

[birddude]

I have been told pheasants like the seeds

Maybe I could sneak up on those ones.

 

[AtTheMurph]

Maybe I could sneak up on those ones.

You would have to ground swat them because they couldn't fly.

 

[wingsnfins]

Maybe I could sneak up on those ones.

Could save on shells for those birds.....

 

[Lamjar]

Was very surprised to see that most of plots land between Scranton & Hettinger were short on good hunting cover. Just wondering if the CRP contracts expired.