Prarie Dog Hunting In South/North Dakota

[Parruthead]

Hey Guys Not sure if this belongs in the catagory or not But anywho..

Me and and few friends want to head out to S. Dakota to try are hands at prarie doggin. A few questions we have is how do we get on peoples land? Just start knocking on doors? Or are there any THR member that want to let a few Guys from wisconsin on there land? We will bring beer and Brats and Cheese to share for the opportunity. To hunt you land.

2.) You need a varmint License I belive . I've heard not to hunt on the Reservations anyone have a good reason as to why or why not to hunt tribal land?

3.) I guess any info would be greatly appreiated either here on the thread or Pm me with offers to let us hunt your land.

Thanks in advance.

Collin

 

[JackOfAllTradesMasterAtNone]

I have no information about the Dakota's

But, a couple friends went east to Montana for ground Squirel and Prarie Dogs late this summer. Heck, the farmers and ranchers would supply their ammunition. They're regulars at a few (what I'd consider), large ranches. (If you can walk across it in a day, I guess it's a hobby farm.?) If you don't get responses here, I'd search the net for local newspapers for where you want to go. Put a couple adds in and see if anyone bites.

I want to go to Montana for Prong Horns then hunt some Doggy's on the way home.

You've got to check out: http://www.dogbegone.com Whatch the vidios...

As for Trible lands. Steer clear. They've got their own laws. Those Doggy's probably get amnesty there.

-Steve

 

[dakotasin]

parrut- nothing wrong w/ hunting tribal land - but you must call the tribe ahead of time to see what their laws are. laws may vary from tribe to tribe, and are likely to vary from the state's law. you can think of the reservation almost as its own little country. things are a little different than state law, but not necessarily better or worse.

you aren't going prairie dogging any time soon, though... especially now, coming off a 2-day blizzard and single digit temps... them doggies is all underground, and you'd freeze to death in the wind sitting on a town waiting for a shot.

oh, you don't hunt prairie dogs. you sit on the town and shoot them. it is: 'prairie dog shoot', or 'prairie dogging' or whatever, but is certainly not hunting. it is a good time, though.

 

[Lupinus]

Find ranchers and approach them politly asking if they wanted some removed. Ground squirrles and stuff are responsible for more then a few broken legs on cattle. I know of one guy that even goes so far as to have a buisness card. Makes him seem more professional and supposidly gets him access to more ranchs.

 

[redneck2]

http://www.varminthunters.com

 

[Rembrandt]

Tribal lands have their own laws and rules....have heard stories of old pickups (no plates) full of Indians pull guns on varmit hunters, take their rifles and equipment then disappear. Hunters were left to walk out on foot, local law enforcement couldn't do a thing because it was outside their juristiction.

Local ranchers would be a better choice....

 

[NRA4LIFE]

Parruthead,

If you're interested, I can direct you to some unbelievable P-dogging on public land, but it's in Montana about an hour from the South Dakota border. There's also a boatload of the little buggers on all the surrounding private land. The ranchers out there will almost always let you shoot them on their land. PM me if interested.

 

[mchgnmike]

We go on the Rosebud Reservation in Southern South Dakota. We never have any problems and we have a great time and we are going back again.

 

[Kingcreek]

Tribal lands have their own laws and rules....have heard stories of old pickups (no plates) full of Indians pull guns on varmit hunters, take their rifles and equipment then disappear. Hunters were left to walk out on foot, local law enforcement couldn't do a thing because it was outside their juristiction.

This is not just legend.
I experienced a lesser version of this first hand. lesser because 1)we refused to surrender anything, 2)we were more heavily armed, and 3)one member of our party was napping unnoticed in the back of the suburban and somehow got behind them with a loaded AR15.
very tense standoff but we drove out with our gear and no casualties. last time I shot dogs on Rosebud Rez.

 

[pete f]

I have hunted the rosebud many times, never a problem out shooting, had one problem nearer to town with a few "lubricated" indians. we just tried to avoid them. best place for info is varminthunter mag. see above link. great people who live nad breathe the stuff. they know the hot spots, the people, the links to the right farmers and ranchers. I have called them and asked who to call and i get a phone number from someone who has called them and asked for someone to come oout and shoot. just bring enough ammo. last time out we shot nearly 17 gallons of ammo. yup 3 fivers and 2 one gallon paint cans full. more fun than should be allowed for grown people with their clothes on.

 

[mchgnmike]

pete f,

That is what I did. I called Varmint Hunters Mag to get the name of the guide we used. We were wondering about why it didn't hapen to us? Lucky, Great Guide, or maybe they decided that we were not worth messing with. Regaurdless we will have defensive sidearms next time we go.

 

[SaintofKillers]

Used to go out in the Chamberlin area until poisoning started pretty heavy and it was very effective.

Went to a town called Eagle Butte in northern SD on reservation. The shooting wasnt as I had hoped. From what i understand now, at least on that reservation, you have to have an Indian guide with you to hunt even on private land.

The ranchers were nice folks, the locals in town not so much. I have seen better living in some slums of Chicago.

I also took note of dead rattlesnakes on the road with the tails cutoff and heads removed. As well as a gunshot pronghorn carcass, nothing like taking what you need to survive.

We did have one problem with some locals who drove up on us while we were just leaving and wanted to know what we were doing there. Of course we had permission to hunt there but these fellows didnt like us being there all the same. I think they thought twice about who may be in the back of the Suburban when there was just 2 of them and 3 of us.

Whatever you do bring a road hunting gun, legal on non paved roads. Good for the occasional coyote or jack rabbit.