My wife and I have talked about doing an antelope hunt in SD. She went two years ago with her dad and he was successful. My wife did not have a tag at the time. The drought conditions have made us weary as we are mainly whitetail nuts and know very little. Will these drought conditions affect...
The time of year... I generally fish 25-40 ft of water this time of year running deep cranks, anywhere from 2-3 mph. I use Rapala Deep Tail Dancer 11. Also Salmo Freedivers. They make a 30 and 40 ft crank. I've never had make or break colors.. I always try to match what they are foraging on...
Definitely worth it. It's all I have ever grown up with. Highly recommend looking up how to "y bone" a pike before fileting. Good teaches you how to filet without getting any bones.
My wife and I have been hunting SD pheasants for 6 years now. We love it so much, that's where I proposed to her. We stay in Chamberlain and hunt in a 25 mile bubble of there. Bird numbers seem to be really good, even during poor years. Best of luck!