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I'm sure you seen aplenty, some of it while in mushroom mode. Unfortunately, you didn't see our ground, and I'm not sure you even live in the state, or experienced the blizzard. This was a once-in-a-decade type of storm. It lasted four days. Winds up to fifty miles per hour. Over two feet...

Thank you for providing the "morel" of the story. I guess we can put this discussion to rest.

I sure hope you're right. Our creek cattails were completely buried under several feet of snow, with a hard crust on top that sealed everything below. Any birds that initially managed to survive underneath would have been easy prey for the skunks, coons, and possums that our governor hoped to...

I guess I care about bird numbers, as we put time and effort into keeping them as strong as possible. Not sure why any hunter or conversationist would not care. South Dakota had very severe weather in January. Some spots were obviously hit harder than others. Pheasant numbers in our area...

Not sure I'm buying Aberdeen's optimistic report. I was down on one of our Tripp County quarters a few weeks ago planting trees and didn't see or hear a single bird. We had good numbers before the blizzard. A friend who farms a lot of ground in Lyman County tells me they aren't seeing many...

Three roosters. Dead after a severe three-day blizzard that shut down the state. Within yards of a belt of 20-ft tall cedars. We've owned that ground for ten years or so and have never released a bird. We had good numbers of birds prior to the blizzard with around sixty percent hens. I'm...

After our January blizzard, I hiked back into a quarter of ours and found three dead roosters lying within ten feet of a mature shelterbelt. I had to turn around after a couple hundred yards as the drifts were too deep to negotiate, so can only guess as to how many more pheasants I'd have found...

I suspect the grouse are much hardier. They'll huddle up and allow snow to drift over them, and ride out a blizzard insulated in the drift. The fact that they are known to travel further than pheasants also gives them an advantage.. I find plenty of dead pheasants after blizzards. Have never...

I've been hunting South Dakota sharptails and pheasants with EP's for the past fifteen years. Currently on my fourth one. All have been pretty solid trackers and retrievers - all scored fours in every retrieving portion of the NA tests they were in. Had a VC and two UT Pz 2's. One of the...

My lot is on a fairly steep grade leading down from the back of the house, so I put in a 2 inch drainline about forty yards down the hill. When i had the kennels poured, I had it graded toward the center of the pad, and put the drain in there. Every other day I toss some Mr. Clean in a five...

I built my kennels off the back side of my insulated garage and enjoy being able to feed and water without going outside. The dogs don't have the run of the garage; they have individual interior kennels beneath a workbench countertop, with dog doors providing access to their exterior runs...

Check out Hackberry Kennels in Iowa. Bob Konz breeds some nice dogs and would likely have a pup that would fit your needs. Over the 400 mile mark but worth consideration.

We're all entitled to a little brain flatulence from time to time. Game and Fish reports that the lemur outlook remains very good. So good, in fact, that they're bumping the daily limit to five. Tastes like chicken. (Couldn't resist.......)

I've not seen any on the far west end of the state. Seems like strictly sharpies out here. Have found chickens closer to Pierre in the past.

Western and central portions of the state getting some badly needed moisture the past couple of days. I was in the south central part of the state last week and saw more birds in the ditches than I've seen in a few years. Hopefully this new moisture will help with cover and insects. We've...

I have an eight-year-old pointer who was pretty stove up last summer. I put him on glucosamine, tumeric, and fish oil and noticed quite a bit of improvement. Rimadyl works for us but when I use it prior to a hunt it seems like the dog is really off his game for the day. I'm using it now when...

Not sure if it relates, but I tried hemp oil for a month and wasn't able to detect any decrease in joint pain. I'll be sixty in a month, have always enjoyed powerlifting and hope to continue for as long as I'm able. (At this stage, the competition is dying off, so if I can stick with it for a...

You'll likely get a variety of answers to that question. I'd probably recommend Elhew lines as they have a reputation of being a little closer-working than many other lines. Some of the northern ruffed grouse lines might also be good candidates. I've had four pointers, and it took them a few...

Some of you may be aware that our governor ( a staunch supporter of both hunting and Second Amendment rights) has implemented a bounty on predators, offering ten bucks per tail, as a means to get youth involved in outdoor traditions as well as to help our pheasant population rebound. A link...

I have 160 acres in western South Dakota that is surrounded by large ranches. My goal is to make my small piece of ground desirable enough to attract more game in from the neighboring properties. We have 90 acres in alfalfa and typically get only one cutting, so it usually grows back enough to...