NEBirder
New member
Well, my son and I experienced our first SD opener. We drove up on Friday and stayed the night in Butte, NE. We were planning on hunting walk-in areas near Fairfax and Bonesteel, but scouting them on Friday evening we realized they were grazed heavily and didn't look too promising. So, on Saturday we drove through Winner and then north to the Fort Pierre Grasslands. We did hunt some walk-ins on the way up and did flush pheasants and grouse, but out of range. Cover was thin. Hunted the Grasslands, which was awesome. But again, grouse flushed wild. We did shoot a few prairie dogs and managed one rooster on walk-in. Overall, it was a good trip. Saw and learned a lot and didn't feel like there was too much pressure or crowds. It's big country. I'll be back to this area in the future.