Posted By:
Mike-Gorsett
Field Editor
Eastern SD 10-26-2010 13:05
Cloudy, Winds Calm – 45-50 Degrees
Alot of new birds in the area. We shot 2 man limits both saturday and sunday. only shot 4 teal the rest mallards and wood ducks. Saw a couple of nice flocks of widgeon come through on Sunday. Seen quite a few large flocks of mallards heading south. Things are starting to heat up around here. Hunting should be good the rest of the way out.
Posted By:
LTDHunting
Guest
None 10-25-2010 08:58
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Lets go back to reporting on how the hunting is going on up there. I love to hear if birds are moving and if people are having any luck!
Posted By:
wilsonro
Guest
Migrants 10-22-2010 18:07
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We’re talking about migratory waterfowl,not deer in Iowa. If the argument is “we should be able to hunt and control what we produce in SD “, then ask for a two week season early and hunt local birds like many states do with resident geese. I think we all know that’s not the case. It’s about closing out the competition of nonresidents and always has been. Little has changed since no nonresidents were allowed to hunt waterfowl many years ago.
These migratory rescources belong to us all and are controlled by federal law and agencies not SD. I blame them (the Feds) more for allowing it to happen than I do SD for trying to get away with the bogus nonresident program they have. No federal funds for anything stops it.
[Edited By wilsonro on 2010-10-28 00:05]
Posted By:
CRP
Web Member
10-20-2010 08:11
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The limited draw is a win-win for all waterfowlers in SD. Good quality hunting… not a CIRCUS. SD has witnessed a busted system in North Dakota and has taken notes. SD has also seen what happens with the pheasant hunting. They have learned from it. Plenty of non-residents visit SD and have GREAT hunting every year.
Every state has their laws to protect wildlife and for good reason. I can’t hunt whitetails in Iowa or Elk in Montana or Colorado every year either. I pay for their programs also. But I’m not crying about it. I just apply and have a quality hunt.
Climate change has changed the traditional great waterfowling areas. It hurts SD too.
Posted By:
Mike-Gorsett
Field Editor
South Dakota 10-19-2010 14:55
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John I feel your pain. I grew in Iowa and still ahve many friends and family members that live there and want to hunt in SD but the cost/limited days/lottery make it difficult to hunt here, so I hunt Iowa alot to share a blind with some of my best hunting partners. BUT i will say that living in SD and seeing what commericalised hunting has done in the Pheasant hunting relm is unbelievable. It is very hard to find good hunting becuase all the farmers save their fields for paid hunters and the public land is overhunted becuase of this. I think permits need to be relaxed a little but not as much as other states.
Posted By:
John-Donelon
Field Editor
South Dakota 10-19-2010 11:26
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To Crp,love your statement that your state protects it’s ducks with the number of non-resident permits that are issued.Your ducks are funded by everyone who buys a stamp,supports Federal Govt. programs,Ducks unlimited and Delta waterfowl.Hopefully some time in the future this local resident club for hunting ducks,increases their non-resident numbers,Been to your state twice,both times noticed a lot of land and no one hunting in large numbers.This issue of your permits needs to be addressed either by S. Dakota or the Fish and Wild Service,since every one hunting ducks pays for the ducks you call YOUR ducks.My last report on the S. Dakota situation.
Posted By:
tcsduck
Guest
Springfield, sd 10-19-2010 09:46
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I see the corp allowed permit blinds again from santee to the lake. These guys that have those permits must know the laws. They do not have a 300yd exclusive area around there blind and they have to have a properly constructed blind with there number, name and where there from. A box in the water does not reserve a spot for a blind boat.
Posted By:
CRP
Web Member
South Dakota 10-19-2010 09:09
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Decent number of ducks around but mostly the ones that nest and where raised here. Not much from the north yet. Haven’t had any decent migrating conditions. Lots of water around.
The state is swarming with non resident pheasant hunters. The big money has real hurt the resident hunter opprotunities. Thank the Lord SD protects its waterfowl a little with a limited draw.
Quality hunting for everyone.
Posted By:
Mike-Gorsett
Field Editor
Eastern SD 09-29-2010 16:02
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Had a nice hunt on Sunday. Shot 2 GW teals, 4 drake wood ducks, and 2 drake mallards.
Most of the morning was filled with wood ducks and shovelers. Very suprised that we only saw a couple of teal. Good number of geese have moved into the area over the last week.
Posted By:
Mike-Gorsett
Field Editor
Western Iowa 09-21-2010 11:20
Cloudy, Rain & Thunderstorms – 60-65 Degrees
Hunted the Iowa opener Saturday-Monday. Saturday shot 10 teal and 2 woodies rained and thunderstormed most of the morning. Teal were flocked up in large numbers some flocks had 100+.. Sunday the ducks were scattered only scrached out 11 with four guys teal went from 100+ to groups of 5-10. Monday we hunted a couple of different spots with a mixed bag of 11 teal 4 wood ducks a mallard. Birds decoyed very well but really shut off after 8am. Should be a interesting opener this weekend I think alot of the early teal have made their way down south.
