Drive from Sioux Falls to Watertown the 2 hours before dark and didn't see a single hunter. Spending the night here in Watertown then headed to Ipswich in am. Only one other group of hunters in our entire hotel
You should have contacted me when you were in Watertown. We could have had a beverage together.
Hunting over here on the east side of SD is an effort in futility. You won't see many hunters around here. There just aren't many birds.
Personally I think that a lot of people feel that the only time they can find birds is on opening weekend. If that's what they want to believe I just let them think that way. Can say they are completely wrong but if they don't want to hunt later I say more room and birds to be chased by those of us that know better. Have had some of my better hunts in mid November to mid December.