Recent content by dakotasj

I yield. I don't live in SD. But I trust that the people that do live there get to make the rules, and I choose to hunt in SD and I chose to follow their rules. Has any homeowner from SD complained about the new rule?

Can't buy that argument. The ones I know in rural SD have been there for generations. Homes at best are modest, but great people - salt of the earth types. Its their home 365, where they raise their family and try to make a living off the land and lots of them allow us out of staters to freely...

I think the bill is very poorly written. Hope the final draft is much better. Couple of things that aren't clear. It says firearms not shotguns. 22 or rifled slug could be deadly past a quarter mile. Hunters in general are getting push back from others, which includes nonhunters, and that...

I may regret this... I've been shooting shotguns for over 50 years and I'm struggling to understand why this is a discussion, but here is my take -- 1. 12-gauge kicks (scientific term?) more than 16, 20 or 410. 2. High brass shells kick - that term again - more than low brass shells 3. Never...

I've been using Chief Upland for 4-5 years. It works well for me, and I like the way you can rearrange, add or remove different attachments with the molle system and customize the vest to preferences and weather conditions. My interaction with their customer service has been outstanding.

Maybe we should have a Forum just for those 75+, Call it the Three-Quarter Century Club??

Is pay-to-play the primary way to gain access to decent private land? Absolutely NO. Unless you consider taking the landowner's family to dinner or my approach, include sharing my homemade jams and jelly from my farm. My experience is some of the best people on earth live in SD and for the...

Yes we actually did that for the last 10 years on one piece of property! Somehow it seemed like I drew the short straw most of the time. Finally got somewhat smarter and now I just call ahead. Just 80 acres, half trees but it was between 2 large ag fields, always good and really great if there...

It's actually a little more complicated than that. The 1924 Open Fields Doctrine originated from the prohibition-era Supreme Court decision Hester v. United States, where the court held that “the special protection accorded by the Fourth Amendment to the people in their ‘persons, houses...

Thanks for the sharing your observations! The picture of the kids and dogs put a smile on this old man's face!!

And dog-ear the important pages

Lot of "it depends', as Moose said, to even try to answer your question. Time of year - opening weekend or January. Weather - snow or 90 degrees, wind, wet or dry How big is the group Crops in or out Like Moose, I like grown up ditches with not much cover nearby. Like in a picked corn field or...

As a NR the two 5 day works fine for me - 3 birds per day, 15 possession limit, it's been a good trip. 1200 miles one way. At the end of 5 days hunting, I need a rest. I suggested to SDGFP in their survey a yearly NR license but suspect it would cost about the same as two 5/10 licenses. My...

All true. However, I did miss the brood count. Less now than the first year it was stopped. How dare they was my first reaction. I studied the report every year for at least 30 minutes after receiving it. Probably called a fellow hunter to hear his thoughts about it. To me it was kind of like...

That spot looks familiar. Just made mine for second week of November. Hoping for good weather. Picture from 2011 - good memories, need to make some more-soon!