I need help with spots for our trip

Limitless said:
Is that public pheasants or private pheasants? Just want to be clear here on what subspecies of bird we are talking about. In other words, smart and evasive, or dumb and tame?
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Dude, you do NOT want to get into that conversation with A5. After years of dialogue, I've come to learn that a PLD (private land dummy) rooster somehow becomes intellectually possessed with countless more evasive maneuvers the second he steps into the right-of-way and is no longer a PLD, but a public land f@&/rooster. And the second that rooster walks back across the fenceline onto the private land oasis, he loses those skills necessary to be a true PLF and is once again a PLD.
 
Limitless said:
People like that really tan my hide. I mean, these are *public* hunting areas and public birds, right? This is a public forum. All any of us want to do when we go to Dakota is get on those public birds. Note the recurring theme? What's the problem?

Doesn't seem like it should be this difficult or secretive. We don't want to have to use a protractor to down some roosters! We just need coordinates and, preferably, best times of day for the spot. Ideally, a strategy on working each spot and where the birds hang out on each spot would be great too. Info on whether the birds at a spot are easily spooked or hold tight would be good to know, but I can understand a guy holding back *some* info. We really just want to make shooting them as efficient and fast as possible. Driving around and slogging across miles on foot can be a real pain.
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Okay I'll tell you exactly where to go and what time and how to do it, and you will not shoot one single bird because you don't have the knowledge to shoot a bird there.
 
Limitless said:
People like that really tan my hide. I mean, these are *public* hunting areas and public birds, right? This is a public forum. All any of us want to do when we go to Dakota is get on those public birds. Note the recurring theme? What's the problem?

Doesn't seem like it should be this difficult or secretive. We don't want to have to use a protractor to down some roosters! We just need coordinates and, preferably, best times of day for the spot. Ideally, a strategy on working each spot and where the birds hang out on each spot would be great too. Info on whether the birds at a spot are easily spooked or hold tight would be good to know, but I can understand a guy holding back *some* info. We really just want to make shooting them as efficient and fast as possible. Driving around and slogging across miles on foot can be a real pain.
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See, this is why I can't tell anyone my spots. I share a pin with Bob to help him on his trip. Next thing I know, look at all these A-holes trying to steal my spot out from under Bob and I! Can't even trust the "good" folks on this forum. SMH
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MNMEAD said:
See, this is why I can't tell anyone my spots. I share a pin with Bob to help him on his trip. Next thing I know, look at all these A-holes trying to steal my spot out from under Bob and I! Can't even trust the "good" folks on this forum. SMH
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Yeah I know what you mean, I've actually put some stuff out on this forum that I probably shouldn't have but I'm getting older now and I mean it isn't a secret that there's a few pheasants in Montana. I mean look at all these stupid YouTube videos of these guys these these yayhoos.
 
Goosemaster said:
Yeah I know what you mean, I've actually put some stuff out on this forum that I probably shouldn't have but I'm getting older now and I mean it isn't a secret that there's a few pheasants in Montana. I mean look at all these stupid YouTube videos of these guys these these yayhoos.
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I'm not talking about golden hour and A5, those guys put out good educational videos. Pretty much, I'm talking about all these other yayhoos that you see on YouTube that are out there trying to slay birds and grab an ass. Those are the kind of guys that I'm annoyed by.
 
Here's the good news. A while back trying to find the SD east River bird biologist I hit a dead end. Somehow I got on the line with a guy who has nothing to do with that, but man is he knowledgeable. Always picks up the phone too! He said (without me even asking) "I'll send you some onx pins." But I like the old paper map books, so he gave me directions right to some hot spots!! 🔥 Prolly even more important he gave me a crop/cover update from Sioux Falls to Aberdeen, this guy really knows his stuff. Every time I call him the pen and paper are ready to go. Some of the nicest people around live in South Dakota. 😃
 
Bob Peters said:
Here's the good news. A while back trying to find the SD east River bird biologist I hit a dead end. Somehow I got on the line with a guy who has nothing to do with that, but man is he knowledgeable. Always picks up the phone too! He said (without me even asking) "I'll send you some onx pins." But I like the old paper map books, so he gave me directions right to some hot spots!! 🔥 Prolly even more important he gave me a crop/cover update from Sioux Falls to Aberdeen, this guy really knows his stuff. Every time I call him the pen and paper are ready to go. Some of the nicest people around live in South Dakota. 😃
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I agree with you, I didn't meet anybody in South Dakota that I didn't like. Really nice people, and I was hunting solos. I got on some really good places.
 
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