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| < 16ga. General Discussion ~ South Dakota Pheasant Report |
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Sun Nov 29, 2020 11:08 am
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Joined: 19 Jan 2019
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Location: Idaho & South Dakota
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I just returned from hunting 30 days in South Dakota. What a spectacular season! Guys saw and shot at LOTS of roosters. Crops were harvested at a high rate and are finishing up now.
There was snow and cold a few days around the October 23rd. I arrived the 25th to knee deep drifts and muddy roads. No matter, got right to putting birds in my vest. Washed my truck around November 5th and it stayed pretty clean for the rest of my stay. We had nice weather with no precipitation for the duration which was perfect. A few windy days but that's fine for pheasant hunting.
We shot several Sharptails this season which was a nice bonus. I saw around 60 one day killing three. Got into them a few times which was really fun. Guys were seeing them regularly.
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Sun Nov 29, 2020 11:40 am
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Joined: 17 Mar 2017
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Location: Endless Mountains of Pa
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Purple16,
Great pictures and nice report, especially about the Sharpies!
Glad you had a nice trip, things here in Pa for hunting Grouse are great on the northern tier. The dry weather for so long seemed to have helped the Grouse population this year. The Grouse seem to have built up an immunity to WNV and we are getting our Grouse numbers back up again on the northern tier here in Pa.
all the best,
Pine Creek/Dave
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The latest Grouse taken, just before Thanksgiving, note the puppy ripped off the Grouse tail while dispatching the winged Grouse. Nice big breast on this particular bird and very good tasting also. Westley Richards original Drop Lock 16 under and original 00 L.C. Smith 20 gauge over, both very serious Grouse guns.
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Sun Nov 29, 2020 12:18 pm
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Joined: 19 Jan 2019
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Location: Idaho & South Dakota
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| Wow that's a really nice Westley Richards! |
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Mon Nov 30, 2020 9:16 am
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Joined: 08 May 2018
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| Great pictures and hope to stay with you someday......... |
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Fri Dec 04, 2020 11:17 am
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Joined: 25 Jan 2014
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Location: MN
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| This year, for the first time, the SoDak pheasant season is open until the end of January. |
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