I will be making my first trip to SD with my 11 y/o Vizsla. I plan on hunting 5 days with a day driving each way. I live in the UP of MI. I am looking at camping in chamberlain and hunting public land. there will be 1 dog with 2-4 hunters. Any hints, tips, offers to meet up (as I am sure my 11 y/o wouldnt mind a break here and there) ect would be greatly appreciated. Most likely looking at arriving the 23rd of october and starting to hunt on the 24th.
Hunting Neat Chamberlain
- Thread starter festeraeb
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I know it might be a stretch for him but he does hunt daily in the grouse woods and I usually hunt all morning let him rest in the truck for an hour while we drive to another area and hunt until dusk. so hunt 4 rest 2 hunt 4. Or so abouts a week of that and he is spent but handled it pretty well last year. If he is spent then we will walk the fields while he rests.
birdshooter
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+1. That would be a chore for a much younger dog let alone an 11 year old.
small munsterlander owner
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I will be making my first trip to SD with my 11 y/o Vizsla. I plan on hunting 5 days with a day driving each way. I live in the UP of MI. I am looking at camping in chamberlain and hunting public land. there will be 1 dog with 2-4 hunters. Any hints, tips, offers to meet up (as I am sure my 11 y/o wouldnt mind a break here and there) ect would be greatly appreciated. Most likely looking at arriving the 23rd of october and starting to hunt on the 24th.
That is a hunt I've been tossing around in my head awhile seen to many PF shows pump that same hunt I guess lol. I also camp & hunt I mite be out in SD that early if so id be willing to share a hunt with ya are u 100% stuck on Chamberlain? It gonna get hit hard the week prior due to hhighest #s of ringneck in state & close to I-90 ez access to tons of hunters from states with Lil to no pheasant...
I'd like to hunt Chamberlain but have a back up plan lol I have some spots I've seen birds turkey hunting... Prairie chicken sharptail grouse & pheasant... Far enuff away the dog can rest on way back to Chamberlain lol. I am interested in this hunt for sure...
I have a 4.5 female she will be 4.5 Oct
Hunt your dog last few hours for sure rest em in heat if day & or work sloughs creeks with water etc. That another downside of Oct hunting way cooler in November man & dogs can hunt longer...
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small munsterlander owner
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My breeds what they based that dog off of lol same with German longhair pointers dutch partridge dogs & the list goes on small munsterlanders way old breed 1500-1600 centery they say... I've hunted with many breeds non really top this breed they are amazing dogs family & hunting wise...
I'm not trying to move your camp lol just mite wanna try a neat area I found a few years ago in drought year I herd plenty of roosters plus may be crop's off in that west river areas not corn soy bean country... I'd like to try the golden triangle but I hate I mean hate huge hunter numbers & ez lodging means lots of hunters ... I've researched most all the good looking stuff in the area so I'm game for Chamberlain ocoma area...
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I will be making my first trip to SD with my 11 y/o Vizsla. I plan on hunting 5 days with a day driving each way. I live in the UP of MI. I am looking at camping in chamberlain and hunting public land. there will be 1 dog with 2-4 hunters. Any hints, tips, offers to meet up (as I am sure my 11 y/o wouldnt mind a break here and there) ect would be greatly appreciated. Most likely looking at arriving the 23rd of october and starting to hunt on the 24th.
My group will be hunting east of Chamberlain the same week. We'll have 2 - 4 hunters with a young GSP and a seasoned English Pointer. It will be our first trip to SD also. There's a possibility we'll meet up. I'll PM you guys before we leave.:thumbsup:
small munsterlander owner
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Shoot 1 this way also I'm seriously toss n the idea around in my head that following WK end Iowa pheasant opens & I'll be trying that state out but need the dog on as many birds as I can b4 mid November...
Wear u guys coming from the south if I remember correctly???
small munsterlander owner
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More hunters in the east population bigger east of Chamberlain...
I'm hoping to hook up with festeraeb & his buddy maybe 1 day we do a UPH hunt in that Chamberlain area... High # of guys hit around Platte SD I'm trying to avoid that area...
Downtown Bang!
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Been a good number of years but the public land around Chamberlain used to get pounded. The high bird counts and good local accommodations drew in lots of out-of-state hunters. Best spots for holding birds back then were close to the river and not easy to get to.......
small munsterlander owner
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I know Chamberlain get hammered bad I plan to not hunt them big areas if I can avoid it ... Talked with like 8+ guys on line or in person who all hunted around Platte guys from like 4+ states & the surrounding towns looks good but way to close to Mitchell SD & Platte SD for me I hope west river I can find someplace not as beaten down? Or I need to rent a boat
Do you think it might be worth bringing the boat to hunt from the shore of the river?
Highvoltage
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Seen them do it on one of the hunting shows. Go for it, you could always go fishing! :10sign:
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Downtown Bang!
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Not the right guy to ask as I never tried it. Does seem to be some decent concentrations of Corp and other public property up and down the river but how practical it is to hunt by boat I can't say.
Everything I hunted along the river was accessible by truck but sometimes took some walking to find decent pheasant cover. The back-up plan each of the two years I hunted the area was always ditch hunting the last couple of hours of the day. Usually did it east river and south of I-90 (often well south). Some of the un-mowed minimum maintenance roads were actually a pretty good hunting experience.
Cool beans, we'll be pulling into Mitchell on the 23rd. Thanks for the open invite. We'll see how it plays out :thumbsup: