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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!

I started training bird dogs in the early 80s. No collars that I knew of, barrels, whistles, short and long leads were my tools. First collars I had were very heavy and not blessed with all the technology and capabilities that are available today. I've found the use of collars results in less...

My 11-year-old Brit has just been diagnosed with glaucoma in one eye. Heart breaker. I've been putting dorzolamide and latanoprost drops for a week which vet said would help reduce the pressure in the eye. It did seem to help a little. Vet and my research say there is a significant chance the...

This thread reminded me of one of my best memories in pursuit of pheasants in SD. When growing up in East Tn in the 60s, 70s, we chased quail, grouse and rabbits. At that time there were not huntable deer or turkey populations, so we were into birds and bird dogs. Quail population took a dive...

For years my go-to was homemade jams and jelly - muscadine, blackberry, peach, blueberry that mostly came from my property. Without fail, the next year I would be handed empty jars to be refilled for the next trip. In some cases, this occurred for decades.

I have been using PS exclusively for the last 8 to 10 years - when I could get them. Never had a single issue with the shells, except occasionally finding them on the shelf. Usually shoot 2 3/4 lead, 3-inch steel on rare occasions when required. Lots of variables at play, experience, age, dogs...

I'm thinking I wished I had bought 300 acres in SD 20 years ago.

What's the 300 acres worth at the end of 20 years? How does that impact the cost per bird?

Every pheasant hunter should go to the NR SD opener at least once in their life. It is an experience similar to a Super Bowl or Daytona 500. I think I made the opener my first 3 trips. It can also be dangerous for hunters and especially dogs if the temperatures are in the 90s. My advice would...

Welcome! Lots of knowledge from folks on this forum.

I put a piece of orange survey tape on mine, about 6 inches.