ND or SD

[2point]

I just turned 65 and my wife asked me what I wanted. I said nothing but next year I want to go pheasant hunting out of state. I always said there is so much land in Montana that I don’t need to go of state. Probably true but I want go out of state once for an adventure. She said great I would love to go with you and tag along. So one hunter one wife and one dog.

I live in western MT so it will be a decent drive to either state, but not as bad as what some guys do. I don’t want to hunt a pheasant farm with pen raised birds or with a bunch of guys marching in a straight line. Would like a VRBO in an area to freelance. If somebody has great land and charges a reasonable trespass fee, that is fine. Might want to do a little duck hunting but not a priority. I think SD you need to put in for a draw. I would probably be thinking October so we would have less bad roads than later, but could do November. Could somebody explain the ND electronic posting. Does onX easily let you know what you can and can’t hunt? Any ideas or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

 

[Bob Peters]

I always see so many ducks in SD. I mean a lot. They draw for the NR lottery right around the 4th of July. Of course if you book a house there will be a lot more options online in the next month or two vs. trying to find one in July. Good luck and I hope you have a fun trip.

 

[2point]

I always see so many ducks in SD. I mean a lot. They draw for the NR lottery right around the 4th of July. Of course if you book a house there will be a lot more options online in the next month or two vs. trying to find one in July. Good luck and I hope you have a fun trip.

Thanks Bob, that was what I was thinking about a VRBO. Plus I am the type who if I put stuff off the trip might not happen. I don’t mind to commit early.

 

[GladHunter]

ND land is open for walk-in public hunting unless electronically or physically posted. OnX does a great job of showing what is electronically posted, they do not show what is physically posted. Physically posted ground has to have signs at the corners and at entrances. My experience is that 50%ish is electronically posted and 25-35% of the rest is physically posted. Electronic posting often has a phone number provided for the poster. FWIW I have yet to be turned down when I actually track down a landowner for bird access but that's a small sample size but I also hunt a less pressured area of the state for bird access. Similarly a ND podcaster has stated that much/most of the posted land is for deer season and that access is relatively easy to get if you can find the landowner. One of the owners I hunted on said he only posts his ground so he know who is there, and when.
ND is also a little confusing about state ground for the first week of pheasant season. All state managed ground is off-limits to non-residents for the first full week of Pheasant season. Private, Federal and State trust land are still open though.
Feel free to message me if you want more info.

 

[2point]

ND land is open for walk-in public hunting unless electronically or physically posted. OnX does a great job of showing what is electronically posted, they do not show what is physically posted. Physically posted ground has to have signs at the corners and at entrances. My experience is that 50%ish is electronically posted and 25-35% of the rest is physically posted. Electronic posting often has a phone number provided for the poster. FWIW I have yet to be turned down when I actually track down a landowner for bird access but that's a small sample size but I also hunt a less pressured area of the state for bird access. Similarly a ND podcaster has stated that much/most of the posted land is for deer season and that access is relatively easy to get if you can find the landowner. One of the owners I hunted on said he only posts his ground so he know who is there, and when.
ND is also a little confusing about state ground for the first week of pheasant season. All state managed ground is off-limits to non-residents for the first full week of Pheasant season. Private, Federal and State trust land are still open though.
Feel free to message me if you want more info.

Thanks I will pm you some questions