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Pics from my South Dakota pheasant hunt in October
Posted on 11/8/15 at 5:28 pm
Posted on 11/8/15 at 5:28 pm
Some shots from the field. On day 1, Artie and I got a really nice treat. It was just the 2 of us hunting! Don't know how that happened. But we hit a seam in their hunt schedule. We had to kick the brush a little harder, but we got plenty of shooting. In fact, we went a little overboard. As in we shot our 3 day limit and then some on that 1st day! It was worth every penny if you ask me.
This was Day 2. We were in a group with 8 shooters total. Not bad, we still got plenty of shooting. I've been in fields with as many as 16, so this was quite a nice hunt.
Here's some neat stills I harvested from my Go Pro which was on my head for a couple fields on Day 1 and Day 3. This particular bird caught a stiff 25-30 mph cross wind and I was in head high corn. I missed the 1st shot, but hit well on the 2nd and the 3rd was just insurance. All 3 shots got off in less than 1 second. Its really cool on the video.
This was a neat single shot kill on a crossing bird. I thought the wind was going to make shooting tough, but apparently not.
Another cool shot! And no, my gun is not rubber, bent, or curved...
Couple crude video compilations I made of hits and misses.
https://youtu.be/aBUXN9Y3XjM
https://youtu.be/-zMO-0dgRBM
This was Day 2. We were in a group with 8 shooters total. Not bad, we still got plenty of shooting. I've been in fields with as many as 16, so this was quite a nice hunt.
Here's some neat stills I harvested from my Go Pro which was on my head for a couple fields on Day 1 and Day 3. This particular bird caught a stiff 25-30 mph cross wind and I was in head high corn. I missed the 1st shot, but hit well on the 2nd and the 3rd was just insurance. All 3 shots got off in less than 1 second. Its really cool on the video.
This was a neat single shot kill on a crossing bird. I thought the wind was going to make shooting tough, but apparently not.
Another cool shot! And no, my gun is not rubber, bent, or curved...
Couple crude video compilations I made of hits and misses.
https://youtu.be/aBUXN9Y3XjM
https://youtu.be/-zMO-0dgRBM
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Posted on 11/8/15 at 5:31 pm to RingLeader
Well, that looks awesome. Congrats
Posted on 11/8/15 at 5:36 pm to RingLeader
Wild free ranging birds?
Posted on 11/8/15 at 5:47 pm to WPsportsman
Yes, wild free ranging birds. The ranch is 18,000 acres. The pheasant hunting area is 6000 acres within that property. They stock birds in the spring. Basically if a hatched bird lives 2 or 3 days you can't tell the difference between stocked or hatched in nature.
They also limit all handling/contact with the stocked birds to the day they actually release them. South Dakota has pretty good regs on getting a chunk of property to "Pheasant Preserve" status.
They also limit all handling/contact with the stocked birds to the day they actually release them. South Dakota has pretty good regs on getting a chunk of property to "Pheasant Preserve" status.
This post was edited on 11/8/15 at 5:50 pm
Posted on 11/8/15 at 6:14 pm to RingLeader
Great pics! 
Posted on 11/8/15 at 6:16 pm to RingLeader
So they are early release birds and not born and hatched naturally in the wild?
Posted on 11/8/15 at 6:31 pm to Chien Noir
Both. The natural population is very much thriving. But with the hunting pressure they release birds yearly. No different than a trout stream. A released animal has about 1 day to learn to live by its instincts. Otherwise the very large population of predators will have them for lunch.
This is a very common thing in South Dakota.
This is a very common thing in South Dakota.
Posted on 11/8/15 at 7:15 pm to RingLeader
Very nice, BigHoss and I are heading to Kansas later this week. Hopefully the birds have rebounded a little since the drought ended.
Posted on 11/8/15 at 8:40 pm to RingLeader
Looks like a ton of fun. Awesome pictures!
Posted on 11/8/15 at 8:46 pm to RingLeader
Almost as awesome as your boat
Posted on 11/8/15 at 9:23 pm to RingLeader
That looks cool. Wish we had wild pheasant in south Louisiana. Maybe one day I'll take a trip to where they live.
Posted on 11/9/15 at 6:56 am to RingLeader
Good stuff... Pheasant is some good eating.
What kind of preadators eat the young birds?
What kind of preadators eat the young birds?
Posted on 11/9/15 at 7:05 am to CHEDBALLZ
I lived in south Dakota years ago thanks for sharing, brings back memories.
Posted on 11/9/15 at 7:35 am to CHEDBALLZ
Coyotes, badgers, Eagles, Hawks, etc. killing coyotes and varmits is big business up there. People make a living doing that.
Posted on 11/9/15 at 7:53 am to RingLeader
Awesome. I went this year for the first time. I'm getting a GoPro for next year after looking at your stuff.
Posted on 11/9/15 at 8:07 am to DownSouthJukin
This was my 4th trip up to SD. Pheasants is by far my favorite type of bird hunting. Something about walking those fields and kicking them up, as well as the dogs kicking them up, it's really fun to me.
Not to mention all the big whitetails living in those fields. Those big deer stay hunkered down until you basically step on them and then explode basically scaring he crap out of you. I didn't get any of those instances on film though.
The Go Pro caught some amazing stuff. I was amazed to see how clear it caught the shot pattern coming out of the barrel as well as the shell ejections.
For those who have never hunted upland birds, you can go plug-less in your autos. So 6 shots in the gun. Luckily I was shooting well enough not to need them all at 1 time. But when all hell breaks loose and those roosters start boiling out of the brush it sure comes in handy.
Not to mention all the big whitetails living in those fields. Those big deer stay hunkered down until you basically step on them and then explode basically scaring he crap out of you. I didn't get any of those instances on film though.
The Go Pro caught some amazing stuff. I was amazed to see how clear it caught the shot pattern coming out of the barrel as well as the shell ejections.
For those who have never hunted upland birds, you can go plug-less in your autos. So 6 shots in the gun. Luckily I was shooting well enough not to need them all at 1 time. But when all hell breaks loose and those roosters start boiling out of the brush it sure comes in handy.
Posted on 11/9/15 at 8:16 am to RingLeader
It really was a blast. We were shooting at 10:00 a.m. and done by 1:00 p.m. (latest), with 8 hunters limiting each day on 3 birds. A buddy of mine took a Nikon and spent some time documenting it. He's supposed to be sending those on memory stick. I'll upload some other photos to this thread today. We didn't see any deer during the day, though. Probably because we were in narrow milo runs in the middle of large fields.
Posted on 11/9/15 at 8:24 am to DownSouthJukin
Awesome man! I leaving in 10 days for Kansas. Can't get hear fast enough!
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