Howdy! As the title suggests I need to get up to speed on Columbia blacktail in Oregon. I'm a transplant by way of the military to Washington and want to head down that way next fall during the rifle season. I'd prefer to stay out of the coastal rainforest and lean more toward the west slope of...
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Its been awhile... and by that I mean I haven't been active on here for awhile. My life has had some serious ups and downs over the past two years. My daughter was born in Sept of 2022 and with the ridiculous cost of child care my wife and I elected for her to stay home. This means that I...
I moved to Washington state about 9 months ago and after a 2020 of missteps and failure I've learned alot. The Cascade mountain's and Columbia river are a stark change from the prairie of South Dakota.
I'm excited to share my 2021 adventures and struggles while I learn more about the PNW. I'm...
I saw Matthew's request and I thought this would be a fitting place. Happy Birthday Randy! Thank you for everything you've done, do, and continue doing for sportsman/women and our amazing public lands. You've inspired me to be a better steward of the land through volunteering and expanding my...
How's it going? Just moved to the Spokane area for work from SD. Thought I'd throw a post on here in the hopes I'd find a partner or two to maybe help show me the ropes a little(or ride the struggle bus learning lol). Plan on hunting everything with a season and have a strong back. Looking...
I'll begin with I have never elk hunted before. I know most people go to wyoming, montana, colorado, or etc. However, being a SD resident I can hunt the Black Hills national forest and because I don't want to wait 15 years to draw a bull tag I plan to get a cow elk rifle tag this fall. I've been...
Looking for a new hunting/fishing partner, unfortunately my buddy is moving out of state in a couple weeks. Thought I might check on here to see if anyone else would like to join me on my adventures around the Black Hills/Rapid City area. Sad to say, but most everyone I work with is focused on...
This is a stretch but has anyone on here hunted the SD prairie elk unit 27? I'm considering grabbing a cow elk tag and want to plan for it 2 years out. I don't expect anyone to give me there honey hole, just want some insight on the unit. I've been eyeing a spot already that would require...
After reading every pronghorn thread on here, watching every youtube video available, studying maps for months, and walking 22 miles over 2 days of scouting I sealed the deal on my first pronghorn 45 mins into the SD opener. Its not scored yet and I haven't the slightest idea how to, all I was...
Evening Everyone,
I'm looking into training my young dog to run squirrels. She is extremely food/toy(specifically tennis ball) motivated and seems to have an eye for birds/rabbits in the backyard. She's a mini Australian sheppard in case that matter. I've never trained a dog to run squirrels and...
The SD pronghorn draw just ran today and I finally got the tag I've been waiting for three years to have the opportunity to punch. There's a ton of resident doe/fawn tags left and I'm thinking about picking one up but there's only ONE non-resident "any-antelope" leftover tag as of two hours ago...
Morning Everyone,
Thought I'd introduce myself. I'm a SD hunter by transplant, originally from WI, but I've finally figured it out after 5 years. I've got my Black Hills any-whitetail and West River 53C any-deer tag just waiting to be filled. Hoping to get 53B pronghorn and muzzle loader too...