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Of course….but I still read the roadside counts and take them at face value. I’ve been hunting the same areas for 31 seasons, I don’t jump around based on bird #’s…my friendships dictate my hunting locale. A great farmer friend called Sunday to tell me one of his granddaughters wanted to come...

Just perused Iowa’s roadside count, highest in 8 years. NW was up 26%. ND showed increases, MN did, so did Iowa…why couldn’t areas in SD? I believe there were increases, decreases, and not much change…depending on location. Like every year. If I recall, 2017 was a pretty bad drought...

Just reread the ND brood counts, total pheasants counted were up 61%, and # of broods counted were up 70%. Released 9/11/23. They acknowledged that conditions were optimal for the roadside counts, but overall data corroborated the higher #’s. Obviously, some areas much better than...

Blinding flash of the obvious, but #’s vary in a large state like SD. I’ve been hunting my areas for 31 seasons…been awhile since I’ve seen late season #’s like I have in the past month or so. But I recall, vividly, phone calls from several farmers last March/April who were incredulous at the...

Salt Creek has 20 gauge loads for about 1/2 the price…currently out of stock…I’m buying some when available, cut back on strippers that day. I’m buying some…might prefer shooting a slightly heavier gun for purposes of balance, less whippy, etc…I like the 3-4 20’s that I shoot…I like my 28’s as...

Federal custom shop has 7/8 oz of TSS #9 shot in a 2 3/4” 28 gauge load for about $9.40/shell….

Up somewhat….I hunted many areas that I hunt every year, gives some indication of #’s. Not a dramatic increase, but an increase. I was there as recently as Saturday….started on opener, was there about 30 days throughout the season. On this last hunt we hunted 2 spots that had 300+ birds in...

I not-so-secretly like it! 🍻👍🥳❤️👏🏻🌈🎂🍾💐🙏🏻

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Talked to him yesterday, he was over the moon happy! I set he and his buddy up on 2 different pieces of land that are a few miles apart, one being mine. They limited between those 2 spots plus an another small chunk of cover that Bill hunted on his own that yielded the high crosser! They...

He limited today…I left he and his buddy about 10 am as they were about to begin hunting, I got the brief report at 5:20 pm that he finished his limit with a “high crosser”…he was in disbelief! I’m like a kid waiting to see what’s beneath the Christmas tree awaiting his call with full details! 🍺👍🥳

Bill got another bird today!!!

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By happenstance I learned a newer friend of mine was coming to SD to hunt, he was looking to borrow a kennel cover. I found one for him, and also, insisted that he and his buddy join me at my camp…they arrived Thursday afternoon. Long story short, Bill was diagnosed with cancer in April, and...

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Yup, my error…or fat fingers…or both..

1/24/24…34 degrees, wind at 10, gusting to 18, snow much softer than Monday, and a bit softer than Tuesday…just hunted a cattail slough, not hard accessing it or getting around…main bunch of 80 or so busted ahead of my buddy, I veered across the lake and got to a narrow band of cattails…Lena was...

We’re doing good. Frying walleye now. Birds are bunched, but not all escape…not too tough to get the # were allowed.

Right. I got my $57 pair a month ago on Amazon.

I use them too…gorilla tape over the Velcro closure. Lose one now and again…no biggie.