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    Hunt the Cheyenne River Reservation?

    When you said be careful of these fellas, for a second I thought you were talking about the Natives! Whoops!!!
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    Late Season Report - We're Nearing the End

    HA!! It's funny you mention that. Honestly, that's pretty much exactly what I plan on doing. I love just seeing them out and about, and it's always encouraging to see as many birds as possible, gives me more hope for next season
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    Hunt the Cheyenne River Reservation?

    I bought a Rez license a few years back because it wasn't too far away; that year I was doing a decent amount of hunting around Gettysburgh and just west of there. For some reason I'm forgetting most of the details (getting older sucks) but I won't do the Rez hunt again. I didn't think it was...
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    Late Season Report - We're Nearing the End

    I'm going to give it one more go this weekend for a few days, see what I can kick up. I probably won't put in long, full days but I'll definitely get some work in. Birds are definitely flushing wild but it beats sitting home in the recliner
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    Leola SD

    I have a house 2 blocks away and didn't even know they hosted hunts, I just thought they were a lodging outfit. Looking forward to getting back to my house in a week, maybe two. Definitely going to be there a few more times before season closes. Can't wait to get back in the prairie and...
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    North Central Ice

    I talked to someone near Ipswich 2-3 days ago and they said it was melting fast at that time
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    Walk in Areas

    Not everywhere, but yes, a lot of places still have some good ditches to hunt
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    Pay to Play rates in SD

    Thanks, this is a pretty detailed breakdown of what you are probably looking at in a lot of areas. Hunting for the strictly public hunting folks in S. Dakota is getting tougher and tougher, at least it certainly looks that way to me. We say it's never been about the body count, and that's...
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    Sanity Check?

    I'm pretty sure I don't want to remotely know how many miles I drive for pheasant hunting in any given handful of days. Some days it can be an absolute sh*tload. We do what we have to do to chase the birds
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    Urge to go

    This is really good advice. My hunting buddy is out EVERY morning, first thing, in the coffee shop, in the gas station, talking to folks, hearing how the harvest is going, etc.
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    Pay to Play rates in SD

    Always a good discussion, and strong opinions on both sides. I'm not at the point where I would pay to hunt just yet, but I wouldn't rule it out. I know, everybody wants "wild birds" and way, way too many people selling hunts for birds that are far from "wild birds". I would most definitely...
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    If you could only pick one week...

    I've been doing roughly the first 8-10 days of November for the last 20 years - the early season hunters of October are usually done and gone by then - more corn and other crops are gone, moves the birds more towards the remaining cover - cooler weather than October, I don't like the dogs...
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    So you want to hunt public land in South Dakota?

    Very well done, thanks for doing that! Maybe not a TON of new information but if nothing else, gets me excited for the season coming up soon!!!
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    Which type of public access lands do you target?

    This has been my experience as well, or at least 9 out of 10 of them. Not worth pursuing
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    Aberdeen Lodging

    Leola
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    Aberdeen Lodging

    I finally broke down just after last season and bought a house NW of Aberdeen. The intent was to rent it out to hunters, use it as a business write-off, etc, but I hadn't completely decided yet. 5000+ SF remodeled church that will sleep at least 6 comfortably, and a full 3 stall garage and a...
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    East River North Central and Central Report

    This about sums up what I experienced really. I was there the week before last, which is a solid week before I normally get up there, and it was a borderline disaster. Soooooo much corn still in, it was really tough going on mostly public land. Me and my hunting buddy and my two labs shot 7...
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    Ace Up My Sleeve

    Great stuff. Can't wait to get my two young guys out there and see how they do this year! Just days away now!
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    Today’s results

    Shot a lot of birds this way before I had a dog(s). Never did it anywhere NEAR anything remotely civilized or inhabited areas, usually just out in the middle of nowhere, preferably a picked field on both sides. Can count the days on two hands until I get there now! Getting the dogs ready and...
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    Today’s results

    That looks EXACTLY like the youngster that I'll be taking out there in a couple weeks!! Good looking dog!!
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