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  1. jfreeman

    pics from SD hunt nov.10-16

    Here are a few pics from our hunt in Nov., 7 days of very cold and windy weather. Saw tons of pheasants, but they were mostly bundled up in thick cattails, and shelter belts. and hard for us old men to get at. Had some good dog work. I was worried how he would do in the cold and snow for a Tex...
  2. jfreeman

    six days in SD report

    Just got back from SD on a six day hunt, 2 hunters and one GSP. The first day didn't even see a rooster to shoot at but several hens pointed. Second day missed 2 easy shots. In the last 4 days we put 13 roosters in the freezer and had our shooting been a lot better we had 7 or 8 easy shots...
  3. jfreeman

    sd grouse hunt

    Just got back from sd grouse hunting. The no's were down but shot a few and had some great dog work. Scenting conditions were as good as I have had, all but 2 days that got a little hot. As far as the Pheasant no's. they seemed to be way down but when I hunted down out of the prairies in the...
  4. jfreeman

    sharptail grouse recipes

    I have never cooked sharptail or prarie chickens and need some good recipes for them if anyone has any I would love to hear them. Thanks
  5. jfreeman

    astro 220 question

    I have 2 astro 220's and 2 dc 20 collars, my question is about the battery charge meter on the 220 it doesn't show the battery fully charged. I replaced the battery on one of the collars acct. it wasn't showing to fully charge up and it still does not show but 2 bars when fully charged (as per...
  6. jfreeman

    testing

    just testing this pic posting
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    avatar test

    test, test
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    Pups first SD hunt

    Just got back from my pups first SD hunt. We hunted for 6 days and saw a ton of birds but most were very wild. He had a lot run out from under him (at least I think acct. this was my first time with a dog on Pheasants). We got about 5 inches of snow on the last day and the birds held a lot...
  9. jfreeman

    back from the Mccelvey and the sand hills

    Just got back from the sand hills and had a great experience. my 11 mo. old pup held up well. Saw lots of sharptails and the pup pointed 4 or 5 but I could not get in shooting range before they flushed. It was a lot of walking for an old man but worth it. The burrs and cactus were a small...
  10. jfreeman

    Samuel R. Mclevie National forest

    Anyone have any experience hunting grouse here how are the numbers and is it usually crowded around the 21 of Sept., I am condidering a trip for grouse and looking for advice in this area. I have heard there is some cabins on lake Merritt for rent next to the forest.Also how wild are the...
  11. jfreeman

    indian res hunting

    I am coming to SD to hunt grouse in Sept. and am wanting to know if anyone has experience with the hunting pressure on Ft. Pierre grasslands compared to the lower Brule indian res. in the latter part of Sept.. From what I can find out either should be as good hunting as the other but the res...
  12. jfreeman

    sharptails

    Hello, even though this is not quite about pheasant hunting, I am thinking about going to SD to just grouse hunt. I have hunted them without a dog a few times while Pheasant hunting west of the river around Chaimberain but they are very wild around the last of October, and hard to get close...
  13. jfreeman

    just a test

    just a test on my avatar etc.
  14. jfreeman

    new into or maybe second

    Hi all I am Jimmy and am from central texas, I think I have introduced myself before as I just haven't been on in a while and I have CRS disease, and almost couldn't remember my logon. But anyway this is a very nice forum, and I enjoy all the posts. Jimmy
  15. jfreeman

    jfreeman

    Hello, I am new to this forum and was wondering about the crop conditions around the Chamberlain area, I am going about the first of Dec.. I have never been there this late in the season, we were there in late Oct. there were lots of birds but hard to get at acct. the corn was all still in. I...
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