Our renter has informed us that they no longer wish to rent the pasture and our decision is to just not rent it to anyone. This will add 103 acres to habitat on the farm. The acres are next to a 2 yr old 75 acre CRP plot. It has never been plowed. Buffalo wallows are still apparent and is...
Its winter in Dakotas
And the gentle breezes blow
Seventy miles an hour,
At thirty Five below.
Oh how I love Dakotas
When the snows up to your butt
You take a breath of winter air
And your nose gets frozen shut.
Yes, the weather here is wonderful
So I guess I'll hang around.
I could never...
The Keystone oil pipeline had a small malfunction yesterday to the tune of an estimated 210,000 gallons of tar sands crude oil spilled near Britton SD. Bad deal and it just got worst for the outdoor types (hunters) as it was quoted by a local area man the "it sure messed up a field that was...
Well the weatherman got blind sided by good old MA NATURE again, no forecast for what's going on right now in Platte SD. SNOW big old flakes and lots of them. :eek::D. Likely means that opening day will be sunny 80 or so with lots of wind LOL
Anyone with room reservations at AL'S Oasis might want to look into the possibility of needing a new place to stay.
This is the headline as of this morning:
A massive fire broke out early Monday morning at the Oasis Inn, located in Oacoma, SD.
It looks really bad but maybe they will rebuild...
I read my rain gage every morning at 8 AM: Friday .08. Sat .05.Sunday 1.25 Monday .86 and at 1pm this afternoon it's .54 and still raining. There is lots of water standing the fields and creeks are running strong. :cheers:
My son lost his best friend this morning. Luke the lab passed on early today, he was a great bird dog and protector of the family and will be missed by all.
JR and Luke
All dogs go to heaven. RIP LUKE
Time for another habitat project, this will be by far the biggest project I've done. This time it's 75.5 acres of nesting cover with 5 acres of food pots in addition.
This will be a fall dormant planting with this mix
Western Switch Grass at 35%
Green Needlegrass 20%
Little Bluestem...
Cabela's in Mitchell SD
Federal 28 ga, 2 3/4, 3/4 oz, 6 shot, Vel 1295 fps, $9.88 a box. A really good buy on 28 ga.:D
They had a stack of shot shells on sale at good prices
Lost today in Ashland WI a female English Setter puppy about 3 to 4 month old
Chestnut Belton in color Contact Deb Beirl at 715-274-2065 or 715-664-3285
For all of you who hunt in SE/SC South Dakota: Delmont SD ravaged by large tornado this morning --much damage and reports of injuries. Storm then tracked North just missing Parkston, Ethan and weakened and went thru Mitchell with no reported damage. Sad Mothers day for SD. :(
Have waited years to decide to get a bird dog--this is the year (summer) and guess what--I now have a pair of pigeons building a nest in the 40 x100 ft loafing barn--it's a sign I tell ya.:D :thumbsup:
Well the numbers are in on the local PF predator control project.
First some information. SD game fish and parks says the average pheasant nest produces 8.2 chicks so for every predator you take out of the habitat :)
The numbers
1. Raccoon 1245
2. Coyote 225
3. Fox 62
4...
Here is the headline--man what is this world coming to. :confused:
The death of a three-year-old Irish red setter named Jagger has the dog show world reeling.
Jagger collapsed last Friday after returning home to Belgium from the annual Crufts show in Birmingham, England, dying before a local...
Added to my video collection. "My Boys--the best of Hank and Dash" by Dez Young--autographed to boot. He did the Hunting with Hank and then Dash in the uplands TV shows.
If you want a good video I really liked this one. Great setters.:thumbsup:
Did anyone else notice? Was watching Fox news last night when they did a segment on the Mall of America and that the press was not allowed inside to film--except they took a small group on a guided tour--they were talking about having 4 bomb sniffing dogs and three of the four got on camera in...