That's A Wrap

Over the weekend I put a wrap to the hunting season with a great trip to SD.  As always with late season rooster hunting the birds were bunched up and when they decided to bust and fly it all happed at once.  Fortunately the area we were hunting between Mitchell and Chamberlain has tons of birds.

I was really surprised with the lack of snow in the area.  For those of you that are planning a late season rooster hunt yet there is more snow in the Southern part of the state and less as you get North.  Of course, the snow is drifted heavily in some areas but for the most part we could drive anywhere. Most of the birds seemed to be held up in the heavy grass and cattail areas.  If you found a low area to hunt, odds are it was full of birds.

You have to really appreciate the bird hunting SD has to offer.  I know every time I come home I really appreciate how good the hunting is out there.  This weekend Matt Carlander and I along with a group that ranged in size from 10-17 guys depending on the day were able to shoot our limit of birds two out of the three days we hunted and a great time was had by all.  Equally impressive is the tens of thousands of hen pheasants you see in a day while driving around and hunting that will ensure good hunts for years to come.

So, this is officially the close of my hunting season.  As always I got to enjoy a couple months of great hunting with family and friends and I am very thankful for that.  My hunting dog Jewels is due to have puppies within a week so I have a lot going on over the holidays.  But, for now it is time to focus on ice fishing, tis the season.