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[bzzrd feedr]

We shot a few pheasants last week. 11 of us took 132 in three days. They are still in a drought back there but the mild winters have helped the population. I'll try to post some pics, I lost my computer with photobucket.  Pic1.jpg   128.62K   99 downloads  Pic2.jpg   125.82K   90 downloads  Pic3.jpg   125.54K   81 downloads  Pic4.jpg   120.44K   104 downloads  Pic5.jpg   84.49K   100 downloads  Pic6.jpg   86.91K   84 downloads  Pic7.jpg   91.92K   97 downloads

[Cranky Farmer]

That is awesome! Sounds like you guys really cleaned up. See any coyotes?

[ShooterJohn]

Dale I added some pictures in to your original post. Maybe you can tell us a bit about them. Lots of birds there that's forsure.

[bzzrd feedr]

Thanks John Well the pics are of a typical days kill. The war wagon is what they haul the shooters around in. They drop off walkers then go set up the block. On the last day the guys started shooting alittle better and I think we shot 23 in one walk. We usually start hunting around noon and are done in less than 4 hours including a lunch break. The inside pics are of the clubhouse where we have lunch on the nasty days. All the whitetail in the pics were taken off the ranch. Many of the mounts have the past few years sheds to look at which is kinda cool. Heath I didn't see any yotes this trip but have in the past, also red fox which are hated in this neck of the woods. We always see whitetail and antelope plus many of the shelter belts hold turkeys. I also went out to the VHA headquarters and visited with the GM for awhile, I took some pics of that also that I'll try to post. She (the GM) said that at the big shoot the previous week somebody set a new 600 yd. record of 1.1"something 5 rd. group. I did get some good contact names for P.D. shooting on the Rosebud and plan on pursuing that. The weather was good and we fished the river for walleye, all little though. They were having the FLW finals on Lake Oahe so we tried to avoid the crowds on the lake. We saw some huge landlocked King Salmon come out of the lake, 14-18#. The guide said they've gotten them over 24 but not in recent years. The area around Pierre (pronounced pier) is a sportsman's paradise. The Missouri River holds Muleys, the farm country whitetail, the pheasant, duck, and goose hunting is world class and the country is beautiful. The winters are tough for a thin skinned Cally boy though, when it's zero and the wind blows 35mph it'll hurt ya. I've gotta a ton more pics but hate to bother SJ. Tech No Dale

[ShooterJohn]

Good info, great hunt! It sounds like you had a pretty full schedule. PD hunting huh? Those big landlocked King salmon are usually males that don't mature but just keep growing. We used to catch a few really big ones from a lake near me. I can handle a few more pictures if you pick some out to post.

[MojaveJ]

Those dogs look plumb tuckered out. The pheasant population where I'm from in Ks is really starting to come back and I hope to see birds in those numbers if I make it back there this year. Good shooting and great eats.

[Rimrock]

Thanks for the post, Dale. Glad you had a good hunt and a safe trip. Look forward to some more pictures.Rod

[vmthtr in green bay]

That's great. We hunted that area a few years ago. My dad's neighbor from MI bought a farm out there just for pheasant hunting. He and his wife are retired Dr.s. We didn't do as well as you as we went in Dec and all the dumb ones were dead and they were flying if you got within 100 yards of them. Have also been to the VHA HQ a few times, once to put in the paperwork for the 1000 yard club. Janet and the ladys really make you feel welcome.Mike

[Shoot-it]

awesome looks like a blast what gun did u use Dale.

[bzzrd feedr]

Daisy BB gun. Shoot-um in the head after stalking for hours.

[stevowpappas]

how does one go about getting signed up for a hunt like that.

[Tundra]

Wow that is a LOT of birds to clean. I'm jealous fo sho!