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WIAs were originally created for big game hunting West of the MO river, but later expanded East for Pheasant hunting. The OP and my comments were centered on the latter - WIAs East River (supposedly) created for pheasant hunting. The WIA survey showed that 80% of WIA users chase pheasant. I...

Yes, it is a struggle with the original lens to get it out, but the new one falls out on its own. Feels like it is in there nice and snug, but at some point soon after I notice the dog is running around with just a frame. There are several scattered out in the fields of SD and MN. I contacted...

Welcome to South Dakota: 'We have millions of acres open to public hunting...' [Missing detail: Only a small percentage is worth getting out of the truck]. But hey, the new ads on TV look great. Once you get seasoned, you can pretty well tell from the maps and aerial photos which fields are...

Anyone have an alternative dog goggle to Rex Specs? I love the function, just tired of the replacement lenses falling out.

I did call them and they did clear up the double-charge issue. Very nice to speak to on the phone, but were no help regarding the freezing up and bombing out issues. They did not seem to care about improving (make useful) the SD road maps. I even offered to email them the link to the .kml...

Is anyone else having significant issues with OnX? I have been fairly unimpressed with the clunky app since its release, especially considering the cost, but issues seem to be getting worse rather than better over time. It now regularly freezes and bombs out on my phone. Once you get it running...

Why? And what is the basis for the magically specific date that makes it OK?

It was a zoo for sure, but I have learned to expect that on opener and just roll with it. Only found one field (worth hunting) where we could hunt alone. Corn and crowds made it tough. Saw mostly hens Saturday but scratched out a 1/2 limit for the group. Sunday was much more cooperative - quick...

10 years ago Redfield was our regular basecamp. Great area, but it is sort of in the center of the 'lost WIAs' these days. There used to be a good number of great public spots around, but those got pulled out of CRP several years ago. Now you will drive an hour in any direction to find decent...

I thought they stopped making this several years ago?

Have not been out in a couple of years for youth hunt, but have fond memories of years past. It is a great time - birds are completely uneducated, public land is just as good as private, and you have the entire state to yourself - never ran into another group in 5 years doing it. Kids would have...

mmmm... waffle cone

I was curious of how much different the 11' vs 16' shot string lengths he reported would make so ran the numbers in similar fashion: It would result in about a 5" difference between the two (in terms of how far a bird flies through the shot string), 11" vs 16" of bird crossing distance. Keep in...

Great gun the 11-87. Carried one for over a decade and still pack it (vs newer ones) as my backup gun. It's a real trash pump - you can use it as a push pole out in the duck slough, shake it out and blast away. Extremely soft-shooting as well. But as I aged I found carrying that 9 lb fence post...

I have seen it brought up in the past. The thought of shards in my meat is enough of a conversation-ender on Bismuth for me. Maybe the increased tin content has fixed it, but steel works just fine for me.

Only once have I shot a triple with 2 shots. All the other times have required 3+ shots. :p

Have you tried a strap vest? An old-school vest will do just as you stated - empty the pockets as you duck under a fence - unless those pockets are zipped or buttoned. A well fitting strap vest will not do that - moves with you rather than being draped on top of you. The shell loops look great...

I have never seen a WIA of 10 acres - smallest one I have hunted in SD was 80 acres. https://habitat.sd.gov/resources/nestingcover.aspx

One of the recent yearly reports states just that - late nesting due to needing sufficient cover growth. It was cited as a reason why the increase observed this year (vs last year's drought year) was fairly minimal.

That holds true for the birds born prior to haying in that year. So yes - in the case of birds already born, they do not drop dead once you mow down the CRP. The bigger problem is that there is much less nesting cover the following spring. It was noted in one of the recent reports that birds...