Posted By:
Mike-Gorsett
Field Editor
09-17-2010 15:22
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Went to four marshes that usually hold a good number of birds amd pnly saw a few groups of teal on each lake. Alot of water up this way and the birds are really spread out! It may be tough the first couple of weeks until the water level starts to lower. Geese are really starting to group up, quite a few flocks around should be good hunting this weekend! Going to Iowa for the duck opener there will report after the weekend.
Posted By:
Mike-Gorsett
Field Editor
08-19-2010 12:11
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MIxed bag of results reported on the resident canada goose season. If you were on grounds that held alot of birds most people filled their bag. All in all most parties seemed to do very well.
Posted By:
Mike-Gorsett
Field Editor
08-06-2010 13:13
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With the season just around the corner I have started to scout some of the ponds and lakes that I use. Water has entrenched most areas that we put our blinds in years past. Things might be interesting for the first couple of weeks! Everyone is going to have to scout much harder with all the standing water that we have in nearly every field in South Dakota!
Posted By:
Mike-Gorsett
Field Editor
07-23-2010 15:49
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Had to stop in the middle of the second busiest road (and almost was rear-ended)in Sioux Falls this morning to let a momma hen and her 8 ducklings cross the road.
Posted By:
MarshMan1
Guest
SE South Dakota 07-22-2010 14:32
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Here in the Mitchell area we received 4 inches of rain last night in alittle over an hour. Enough rain already, everything is flooded. I have been out a few times when it hasn’t been raining and we have water an ducks everywhere. Drove down a county road west of town with water on both side of the road and there were hundreds of ducks and ducklings. There were so many ducks in fact there were quite a few road kills. I had to slow down and stop so they could get off the road. North of town it is the same every low spot seems to have water and ducks in it. It is going to take alot of scouting this fall to stay on the ducks
Posted By:
MarshMan1
Guest
SE south dakota 06-13-2010 10:13
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It has been raining pretty much non stop since the first of June. Here in Mitchell we have had 7 inches so far and it is only the 13th of the month. If every duck pond wasn’t full, they are now. Last night the 12th Interstate 90 was closed west of town because water was running over the top of the interstate. Never seen that before. My only concern with all this water is how many nest it flooded out. I think the geese were just abount done nesting but I wonder if the ducks and pheasants won’t take a hit.
Posted By:
Mike-Gorsett
Field Editor
Sioux Falls 04-29-2010 14:34
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Started seeing the first hatches of the season. Always a fun time of year.
Posted By:
Mike-Gorsett
Field Editor
South East SD 03-23-2010 16:34
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Saturday- set up in south eastern SD down by the iowa/SD border. 400 rags and 4 guys only had 1 Ross goose break from a pack and commit. Saw a few flocks but not what we expected.
Sunday- spent the afternoon in the same field only saw 1 flock of about 75 snows.
I think the push is past us…
Posted By:
Mike-Gorsett
Field Editor
03-19-2010 09:50
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We had a couple of guys set up 300 decoys in a field just east of the missouri last night inbetween Sioux City and Elk Point. We plan on hunting this weekend. Report was a couple of 50-100 flocks were in the air during set up.
Posted By:
jefbet03
Field Editor
03-17-2010 07:30
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How are the numbers looking for you guys up there? Hopefully you get some smaller, more workable flocks then what we did.
