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Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 647 Likes: 9
Sidelock
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Sidelock
Joined: Jan 2002
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South Dakota Pheasant? Anyone hunted in mid-SD this year? How did it look? Are crops generally harvested?
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Joined: Dec 2001
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Sidelock
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Sidelock
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I'm heading out for deer and birds next Wednesday......I'm hopeful, as always.
Firearms imports, consignments ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/Ez9oz9Rl.jpg)
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Sidelock
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Fellow Vintager told me yesterday, pretty slim pickins..
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Sidelock
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I was in SD for the opener - 45 mins east of Pierre, all private land.
11 guys. Took us 2 hours to limit out on Sat & Sun.
Not as many birds as last year, but still plenty of birds.
A lot of the crops were out, but not all. Still lots of standing corn.
OWD
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Hunted opening weekend out of Mitchell with Outfitter "Dakota Trackers". 15 in group and limited out each of 3 days. 4th day two of us hunted state land and raised 8 rousters.
Birds are way down in the east and 46% off overall.
Still great pheasant hunting!!
Bob Jurewicz
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Hunted last week about 50 miles south of Peirre and had plenty of birds. We limited every day in less than 4 hours. Corn and beans are mostly harvested; much milo and cane still standing. JERRY 
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MIKE THE BEAR
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MIKE THE BEAR
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Hunted just south of Aberdeen.
Lots of water all over that part of South Dakota and from what I could see from the plane, there was water in sections of the state that I've never seen water in.
General consensus of the locals - "Bad year".
Tough Winter followed by a very wet Summer dropped numbers significantly.
Didn't see a single Rooster in the road ditches. I've never had that happen before.
Limited out, but took a lot of hunting to do so.
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MIKE THE BEAR
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MIKE THE BEAR
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Joined: Jan 2002
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OWD-I am going to the Miller area. At least I am staying at a motel there. We hunt west and south of Miller. I heard very mixed reports about the area. Were you on a lease or on a guided hunt?
Thanks...Mike
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Sidelock
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Ha Ha Ha that was my first thought! zing.
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