South Dakota

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South Dakota Pheasant Trip Recap

Spent the last two days hunting up and around the Gann Valley. Fantastic weather - 55 degrees and sunny (perhaps there is such a thing as global warming, if so we were loving it) and our party of 20 (plus 7 dogs) limited out on WILD birds both days by 1:30 (60 birds each day).

If you've not been to South Dakota, I highly recommend it. Saw two big mulies today and while standing as a blocker on a food plot we jumped about the nicest trophy whitetail I've ever seen. Easily 250+ lb 6 year old, with massive heavy well developed 12 or 13 typical point antlers (couldn't really count them as he was headed full speed at me). He ran past us about 10 feet to my right - and all I had was an over under with #5 bird shot.

Sunrise on the Missouri River


Driving the food plot




Two birds on the combine


Close Up - These are wild, not farm raised, birds (we actually shot one farm raised bird - you can identify them by the pierced beak)


Back of the pickup


The Missouri River

 

[jbkebert]

Pretty country up there. Great post and I am a little jealous. I have not been on a decent pheasant hunt for a long time.

 

[Grizfire]

Nice haul, thanks for the pics!

 

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jbkebert - it was a pretty cheap hunt to do, relatively speaking. Lodging was $60 a night in Cedar Ridge in nice rooms with two double queens. We got 10 rooms for our group. Had fantastic dinner for about $25 a person. Hunt was a special price for us because of business connections, but I think you can get most ranchers up there to allow you on and guide you for about $150 a gun or so.

And its fricken gorgeous.