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    The Tale of Two Hunts

    I'm always appreciative of an invite to hunt private land, (and I'm blessed to have access to some really good stuff to hunt on my own) and used to do one big group hunt. 8 to 14 guys, corporate thing. It's just not my style. If it takes someone with a white board and a marker, or a drum...
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    Prairie grass education

    If you've got hunting dogs, you're definitely going to want to be able to identify Canadian wild rye, as its one of the " "mean seeds".
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    Average drive time to hunt

    I have found that if I dont drive at least 2 hours, I cannot shut off work enough to enjoy it. Anything less, and I feel like I should take care of business. Anything further, I tell them they have to wait.
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    Shooting percentage

    I really have no idea what my percentages are but feel like they improve with the season length. Recognizing my shortcomings has increased my percentages though. I've figured out that I am not a good long shot shooter, so it's a rare thing for me to shoot past 30 yards. I hunt over two...
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    Best choke for 20ga using pointing dogs

    I shoot 2 3/4 6s and 5s through a Skeet on top and IC on the bottom of my Beretta 686 20.
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    Average drive time to hunt

    Used to be 3.5 hours to the cabin at Chamberlain. We moved from Iowa to South Dakota in September, so now it's a short two hours. One hour to good bird country.
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    Well ... SW MN is a little depressing

    Same report I just got from I90 corridor. Tons of hunters, both residents, and Iowan south dakota, and Nebraska included.
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    Well ... SW MN is a little depressing

    Drove from Sioux Falls to Pipestone today . Seen 1 unharvested corn field and much of what you experienced. Not to mention how many private, normally wet spots are getting tiled (up until this weather event). Seen one rooster scratching in a bean field near the Pipestone Nat Monument. Deer are...
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    Crop progress in NW IA

    I drove from Spirit Lake to Sioux Falls today. I think I seen 4 fields still in, which one was being combined.
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    Things to see or do

    If youre a car guy and have the time on the way home, Okoboji Classic Cars is worth the stop and only 25 miles south of I90 at exit 64.
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    Things to see or do

    Badlands are Bad A$$. And an easy drive from the river. Pitching jigs or plugs in the fast water at Big Bend Or Oahe tail race is always a great way to spend a morning or evening. While it's just a quick stop at the rest area in Chamberlain. The Dignity statue is quite a sight. Hiring a...
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    Today’s results

    No hunting for me this weekend. I'm moving from Iowa to SD. I'll be a full time resident on Tuesday. Got an appointment for the wife and I to get drivers licenses the 29th in Mitchell .
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    First Trip to SD

    Tom. Are you pulling a support vehicle with your RV? The RV park at White Lake on I90 has campers in it year round.
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    Brome grass is taking over pheasant habitat in CRP

    That's why I moved to a spring or late fall grass only herbicide application. I think it is called Select. Or Select Max
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    Hotspotting

    I cannot speak for pheasant hunting, or public ground, because I don't hunt public, and I won't give out where I'm at on private ground. But when it comes to fishing, which is basically always done on private, the worst are the one timers, who have no regard for the impact they can bring onto a...
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    Brome grass is taking over pheasant habitat in CRP

    Or even a early spring application. Brome is one of the first to green up while all the warm seasons are waiting for more soil temp. Roundup will take out your early forbs, so I've moved to a grass herbicide only with good luck.
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    Is SD shooting itself in the foot?

    Personally, I'd rather have a 9 day license that I could break into 3 periods for the same money. Living only a couple hundred miles away, I could utilize this better, and not have to take vacation to utilize the 5 day options. I can remember good brood counts on the Brule reservation in years...
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    Canadian Thistles

    I've never known a Canada thistle that could survive a dose of milestone.. If you're spot spraying, then I think you are missing patches. Milestone carries about an 18 month residual coverage. It's very effective.
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    Resident/ non Resident lawsuit. Aurora county.

    Anybody following this ? https://www.mitchellrepublic.com/sports/outdoors/4961751-Aurora-County-hunter-residency-case-creates-‘nightmare’-for-retired-veteran
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    CAST and Blast..

    This trip started out as kind of short notice, when a great friend of mine (Brian) called and said he was driving a race hauler back from Pennsylvania to Minnesota and had a few extra days to spend. I looked at the weather forecast, and it was going to be very nice till the later part of his...
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