Roadkill?

[bobeyerite]

DZ, George, It sounds as if you have a Fantastic day. Good for you, It must have been a lot of fun. I love it when the dogs get to do the work they were bred for. Makes an owner proud he got a Brittany..........Bob

 

[Wirehairs]

As far as begrudging farmers a whole lot of money to shoot game owned by you a me, I do! I am all for them making money, and I work with farmers daily, believe me, I have a very good understanding of the challenges farmers, ( not so much, with grain prices up 50% in three months), and livestock producers, ( enduring most of the hardship), face in the course of business. . Argue and defend all you want, but the fact remains that the Indian Reservations within the borders of South Dakota treat a non resident better than the State of S.D. So I say, when you have to go to the Indians to get closer to a democractic principle, (for all practicality a foreign country) something is wrong. Just one old hunters opinion.

Have you ever seen the main pheasant range in SD in the Spring when those pheasants that "you" own destroy 40 out of 80 acres of corn as it emerges by eating it. Since you own those pheasants were should the bill be sent for the cost of replanting the corn or treating the seed with bird repelant? Seed corn alone costs over $50 an acre not to mention the cost of planting and lost yield by replanting. Take Tripp County SD where the average corn yield is about 75 bushels an acre instead of 175-200 bushels an acre in MN and IA. Soybean yields are 20 bushel an acre vs 45-55. Since you work with farmers everyday you should know the difference in income right there. If you don't want to pay that is great stay away like you have been but don't bitch about some very hard working people trying to make a living by all means in a very tough part of the country to farm. I am not talking about the big lodges here I am talking about your everyday farmer who needs to pay the damn bills. These farmers put a huge investment every year to farm here and the pratices here happen to make some of the best habitat in the world, which makes pheasants part of the crop. I know guys that harvested 8 bu an acre soybeans this year and are combining 50 bu an acre corn now. I hope you can understand that there has to be money made somewhere.

As far as the tribal ground, yes you can buy a season long lic., but do you realize you have to hire a guide in order to hunt tribal ground? Well shucks there goes those Natives treating you like a second class citzen again.

You know what your right, you should never come to SD again, leave it for people who want to have fun, have the financial means, and understand not everyone is trying get rich off those pheasants "you" own but some are just trying to keep the bills paid and continue the farm and ranch lifestyle they love instead of having to leave the area like most of the young people have to in order to make a living. But then again you probably can't fathom that.