Naming Spots

I like to name spots. For example, if I hunt an area and find no birds, I will get on the web and tell everyone three of us shot our limit. While others are wasting their time on an area with no birds, I will try another area.
 
I think as long as you are not giving the exact name of the WMA or WPA or whatever, you are fine. I have no problem with somebody stating they hunted near Watertown, SD or wherever. Guess what, there's a boatload of public land within a 45 mile radius of Watertown and it'll take days or weeks to cover it all without knowing the exact piece of land.

Just like fishing, you can say the walleyes are biting good on a certain lake, but you still have to find them within that lake, have the right tackle, weather, time of day, and whatever else. When pheasant hunting, you still have to approach the birds the correct way in the field, have good dog work, be in the field at the correct time, etc.
 
I'm with you on this one. I don't think it's a big deal to say the the city your staying in or general area. South Dakota has a ton of places to hunt. Hotspots change each and every year. Do your homework make a couple of phone calls, ask questions, talk to the locals at the pub. I'm not going to give up my GPS coordinates but certainly willing to help a new hunter have some success. After all, we need more people, particularly young people starting to hunt.
Good luck and safe hunting to all this season.
 
Hot Spots

I don't do a lot of posting on here but I do a lot of research on here...dogs, terrain, weather, crops...you get the idea. I used to hunt NoDak but switched gears and started doing some research on SoDak and discovered an area that holds birds but you have to hunt hard to find em. Being the nice guy I told a friend about it. Now he is inviting his friends to ride on my coat tails and show em all the hot spots I have worked hard to discover. The worst part is these guys never do any training with their dogs and just yell-scream-shock the s#@t out of the dogs and wonder why there are no birds to be found. One of these guys has even started using my elk hunting area.
I'm expecting a call pretty soon for the opening week plans and this year I will just have to lay it on the line with them. It may cost me a friend (?) or two but after a few years of scouting and research I don't want to start over now.
 
small munsterlander owner said:
loose lips sink ships no way around it... i wish the guys who throw bones would ignor the guys who only post 1-2 post then ask for hand outs... theres been i or 2 on here lately asking should i go here there etc. man u will feel better finding ur own spots...

ive met very nice people on this forum been invited to hunt spots & shared info & had info shared nothing more really more then countys & towns wear homes are... a few have said x public land area is better the y spot i think but never followed up on these because i feel better finding my own public land spots...





I agree that the more a person has posted or the longer she/he has been a member the more credence I give to there question. I usually PM the people with what I am seeing if they ask.

ask SMO my info on where to find birds in ND is pure crap, he reminds me frequently.
Click to expand...
 
Last edited:
jackrabbit said:
I think as long as you are not giving the exact name of the WMA or WPA or whatever, you are fine. I have no problem with somebody stating they hunted near Watertown, SD or wherever. Guess what, there's a boatload of public land within a 45 mile radius of Watertown and it'll take days or weeks to cover it all without knowing the exact piece of land.

Just like fishing, you can say the walleyes are biting good on a certain lake, but you still have to find them within that lake, have the right tackle, weather, time of day, and whatever else. When pheasant hunting, you still have to approach the birds the correct way in the field, have good dog work, be in the field at the correct time, etc.
Click to expand...
:thumbsup::10sign::10sign::10sign::10sign::thumbsup::cheers:
 
I know a few years ago, I got a PM cause I mentioned a town, the guy said not too, he was really nice about it made a good point. So I usually don't, but have no issue with other people doing it.


I read the SD forum a lot. I know towns are mentioned a lot, but they are in the areas you expect to find pheasants same with ND forum. I am not sure the towns or counties are the issue. I know I have never meet a hunter that has used this site that I met in the field (maybe someday).




Jim
 
Last edited:
I think it is a great idea to let your fellow hunters know what kind of numbers we are all seeing. Telling someone you are seeing a ton of birds in Pierre is not giving up a honey hole. It is just helping!! GEEZ!!!
 
The NODAK pheasant site seemed to have collapsed because they over-policed the whole issue of calling out places. There was frequent bickering over where the line should be drawn. As a non-resident of either SD or ND, I think this site hits a pretty good balance. I've never seen a place identified on this forum in a way that made me think, "Oh boy, I need to go there." But it is nice to read, either before or after our yearly public land/scratch-it-out trip, that other people's experiences around the same general region or county was similarly good -- or bad -- to our own.
 
I do not see a big issue with naming cities. Anyone with a computer can google pheasant hunting and identify most of the cities that are posted and know there are pheasant. Having said that, I do not recommend posting specific spots. If a guy is real nice, I might pm him some more info. but part of hunting is doing your homework to find places. Happy hunting
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top