After coming home from my South Dakota Merriam Turkey hunt, I had one day to rest and get ready for the Illinois 4th season. I had 5 birds that I was working and couldn’t get to come any closer. So i decided to make the move and go to them, after belly crawling 60 yards [...]
South Dakota Hunting
South Dakota Merriam Hunt
My first attempt to chase the Merriam Turkey was a HUGE success. I applied for South Dakota and was able to draw two tags. I booked my hunt through D & E outfitter from Colorado. This was a non-guided hunt, they just provided us with the land to hunt. I was able to fill both of [...]
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Dramatic Locked Buck Rescue in South Dakota
Two guys were out on a coyote hunt when they came across two locked-up bucks.One was already dead and half-eaten by coyotes, the other had a puncture wound, and was injured, but alive and kicking. The hunters go through a dramatic rescue, trying to saw and break off the living buck. It's a dramatic four [...]
Boone & Crockett Bucks up 400 Percent in 30 Years, Organization Ranks Big Buck States
Quality deer management has taken it's toll, and whitetail hunters are reaping its benefits.According to the Boone & Crockett Club, the number of bucks qualifying for their books increased 400 percent over the course of 30 years. The conservation group is perhaps the most respected record-keeping organization of all big game animals, and for your [...]
2011 Proves Banner Year for Union Sportsmen’s Alliance
(Caption | Austin community hero and IUPAT Local 1178 member Robin DeHaven was given the opportunity to hunt Colorado Elk on the first season of the USA’s Brotherhood Outdoors TV show for his heroic efforts during the terrorist attack on a Texas IRS building in 2010.) With record membership numbers on the books, the addition [...]
Recent South Dakota Waterfowl Guiding
We've been out in the fields and potholes around Prairie Sky Ranch in Veblen, S.D. guiding for waterfowl.We've been putting our Big Kahuna, Big Mamma and Mr. Big calls to great use in the field. For the latest updates from the field, like our Facebook page!
2011 Top States for Pheasant Hunting
Every year, Pheasants Forever unveils their Pheasant Forecast. For the entire forecast, click here. But if you're looking to plan a Pheasant trip, here are the top states for Pheasant hunting for 2011: South Dakota Kansas Nebraska North Dakota Minnesota Iowa Colorado Montana Overall, there are some dips in the Pheasant numbers, but there are [...]
Before You Hunt This October…
Dear Pheasants Forever Supporter, On behalf of Pheasants Forever, we ask that before you fire a shot in the field this October, you fire an email to your U.S. Senators and Representative in support of reauthorization of the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). Congress is debating necessary reductions in federal spending to balance our budget. It's [...]
South Dakota Hunters Battle Governor and Legislature Over Ban on Increasing Public Hunting Land
Pheasant hunters spent $219,800,000 on hunting in South Dakota in 2009, yet the state's governor and some members of the legislature have put a stop on increasing public lands in the state and are looking to tax hunters even more for the right to use these lands. Earlier this year, Gov. Dennis Daugaard put into [...]
E Circle E Day 2
On Day Two of our hunt at the E Circle E (www.ecirclee.com), we hunted the Hill Farm. The farm was a 15 minute ride from the ranch, and it was a very old homestead that was situated on rolling hills with open cropland surrounded by hardwood edges. The fields were a mix of corn, sorghum, [...]
