This will not help pheasants

These birds are tough, but keeping fingers crossed they can find food once this storm passes.
 
birddude said:
OMG THAT MIGHT KILL EVERYONE IN TEXAS!!;) Seriously, do you think it will kill some quail?
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Dude I survived… it was touch and go this afternoon. I think the quail are fine, it’s a short blast that’s dry, if there was ice on the front end maybe a different story
 
Quailnerd said:
Dude I survived… it was touch and go this afternoon. I think the quail are fine, it’s a short blast that’s dry, if there was ice on the front end maybe a different story
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Side note on the cold front last night I just finished Empire of the summer moon by S.C.Gwynn. Story of Quannah Parker the Comanche chief. Trying to picture myself in a teepee, horse hobbled in a wash as that front barrels across the plains… great read!
 
Quailnerd said:
Side note on the cold front last night I just finished Empire of the summer moon by S.C.Gwynn. Story of Quannah Parker the Comanche chief. Trying to picture myself in a teepee, horse hobbled in a wash as that front barrels across the plains… great read!
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That's funny, and strange, last night I finished Louis L'Amour's Last of the breed. About an Indian guy who was a test pilot forced down is Siberia. Had to be one of his last novels. It was pretty good as usual.
 
Sounds like some are getting a book out when the hunting is on hold. Maybe this weekend I will find some time to try Pheasants of the Mind again. Tried to start it once, but it just wasn't my thing. Maybe I will jump in a bit to start the next time.
 
Yep, I'm starting The Victors today, WW2 about Eisenhower and his generals. Then I'm going to cook some squirrel. I'm not even going to open the door today!!
 
I just read on Yahoo News that the Pine Ridge reservation and its environs are in serious difficulty due to this latest storm. Many if not most of the houses on The Rez heat with wood stoves. With this weather (below zero temps, cruel wind and snow drifting and blowing) they can't get wood delivered and the health issues are piling up since they really don't have enough of the right equipment to deal with this blizzard. Their maintenance equipment often consists of surplus military and construction equipment several decades old which may/may not function reliably when they most need it. On Pine Ridge Reservation, currently there are snowdrifts 70-80 yards long that are as high as the houses on the Rez.
With this storm's onset, there is a worsening health crisis, as dialysis patients can't get treatment, mothers are running out of formula, heart patients are at risk, and food shortages grow more acute. I have hunted on this reservation several times in more seasonal weather and even then, it's often hard to get around. Many people there are resigned to a life of grinding poverty, a Third World lifestyle, and no hope.
As some of us know, Native Americans on the reservations suffer from drug and spousal abuse, child abuse, illiteracy, teen pregnancy, unemployment and loss of hope. They have no real voice (have you heard about this situation on major media outlets in the last 3 days?? Didn't think so.) You have to see this situation to believe it...even then, you can't. Our "Government" needs to address this issue NOW--send in the 10th Mountain Division or our Arctic unit in Alaska. It's not supposed to be this way in America.
 
Wolfchief said:
I just read on Yahoo News that the Pine Ridge reservation and its environs are in serious difficulty due to this latest storm. Many if not most of the houses on The Rez heat with wood stoves. With this weather (below zero temps, cruel wind and snow drifting and blowing) they can't get wood delivered and the health issues are piling up since they really don't have enough of the right equipment to deal with this blizzard. Their maintenance equipment often consists of surplus military and construction equipment several decades old which may/may not function reliably when they most need it. On Pine Ridge Reservation, currently there are snowdrifts 70-80 yards long that are as high as the houses on the Rez.
With this storm's onset, there is a worsening health crisis, as dialysis patients can't get treatment, mothers are running out of formula, heart patients are at risk, and food shortages grow more acute. I have hunted on this reservation several times in more seasonal weather and even then, it's often hard to get around. Many people there are resigned to a life of grinding poverty, a Third World lifestyle, and no hope.
As some of us know, Native Americans on the reservations suffer from drug and spousal abuse, child abuse, illiteracy, teen pregnancy, unemployment and loss of hope. They have no real voice (have you heard about this situation on major media outlets in the last 3 days?? Didn't think so.) You have to see this situation to believe it...even then, you can't. Our "Government" needs to address this issue NOW--send in the 10th Mountain Division or our Arctic unit in Alaska. It's not supposed to be this way in America.
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Yes if we would spend less on the illegal immigrants and figure out what might work for our own people we would be better off.
 
Wolfchief said:
I just read on Yahoo News that the Pine Ridge reservation and its environs are in serious difficulty due to this latest storm. Many if not most of the houses on The Rez heat with wood stoves. With this weather (below zero temps, cruel wind and snow drifting and blowing) they can't get wood delivered and the health issues are piling up since they really don't have enough of the right equipment to deal with this blizzard. Their maintenance equipment often consists of surplus military and construction equipment several decades old which may/may not function reliably when they most need it. On Pine Ridge Reservation, currently there are snowdrifts 70-80 yards long that are as high as the houses on the Rez.
With this storm's onset, there is a worsening health crisis, as dialysis patients can't get treatment, mothers are running out of formula, heart patients are at risk, and food shortages grow more acute. I have hunted on this reservation several times in more seasonal weather and even then, it's often hard to get around. Many people there are resigned to a life of grinding poverty, a Third World lifestyle, and no hope.
As some of us know, Native Americans on the reservations suffer from drug and spousal abuse, child abuse, illiteracy, teen pregnancy, unemployment and loss of hope. They have no real voice (have you heard about this situation on major media outlets in the last 3 days?? Didn't think so.) You have to see this situation to believe it...even then, you can't. Our "Government" needs to address this issue NOW--send in the 10th Mountain Division or our Arctic unit in Alaska. It's not supposed to be this way in America.
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That’s terrible! Let us know wolf chief how we can help or who to call!
 
Golden Hour said:
I didn't plant any sorghum this spring and am really kicking myself. I've got a number of private spots I have permission to hunt with corn food plots, but it isn't easy for the pheasants to get an ear down and get the husk off. At the same time, this isn't our first rough winter spell for the pheasants and won't be the last. As I said on my latest video, the birds around today are the descendants of the pheasants that survived these types of conditions. If they can get enough to eat, the heavy cattails will carry them through. I'm still praying for them, though.











Cattails can also be a coffin vault under the conditions of the last several days. As noted above, it's conditions like this that conifers and cedar trees shine with a food source near.
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randywatson said:
Reading "Childrens Blizzard" You wanna talk about some tough SOB's. drought, prairie fires, grasshoppers miles wide and high. then blizzards trying to tough it out in a soddy. insanity
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Yes, on my land I have four remnants of those soddies. We also have tepee rings, those were some resourceful people also. I am grateful for my ancestors and what they did and not just survived but thrived.
 
Thanks to those who have shown concern. Here is what I've done so far: I've called the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Pine Ridge Agency at 605-867-5125; also the Oglala Tribe President, Julian Bear Runner at 605-8675821 as well as the Pine Ridge Agency at 605-407-8101. I regret to let you know I could not reach anyone at any of those locations. I did leave voice mails, which is not worth much.
I also called the South Dakota Governor's office in hopes of reaching Kristi Noem (I know, fat chance, the Friday afternoon 2 days before Christmas, right?) to see if aid could be administered by the South Dakota National Guard, possibly by helicopter or maybe even drone. With the wind and blowing snow, that very well may NOT be an option yet. I left a voice mail with "Kristi" and I'm hoping an underling may call back. I know--they're "state" and the Natives are under Federal jurisdiction, but this crisis really does go beyond that crap. We ought to help our own in this country first.
 
Sorry to hear Wolfchief. I grouse hunt the area around White Earth Nation. The poverty in that area is also quite high despite a very successful casino that sits on its western side. Redlake is another area in Minnesota that continues to struggle through all the issues you noted above.
 
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Haymaker ... Scandanavian and Germanic people came to the prairies in mass. In many western European countries, the firstborn son inherited the land. Subsequent born had to find something else ... soldiers, apprentices in a small business, and/or immigrate.

While people can certainly recognize the issues that indigenous people faced (and continue to face) along with the injustice of people brought to the US against their will ... but we should recognize these settlers and honor their hardiness and perseverance. They were handed 160 acres and an opportunity and not much else. The stories of my immigrant ancestors that settled the eastern Dakota prairie before 1900 are daunting, to say the least.
 
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