Hey guys, Great forum you have here. I didn't see in introduction thread so I'll do it here. I started listening to Randy's podcast after hearing an interview of him on another podcast. Now I'm hooked. Learning a lot.
I was going to do an Elk hunt as a graduation present (grad school) but I decided to postpone it till I have 2-3 weeks to spend out west. I'm in eastern Ohio. Mainly a whitetail hunter but I dabble with trapping and fishing. Anyway, I'm thinking with 9 days for travel and hunting a South Dakota pheasant / antelope hunt might be just right. I've not hunted birds except for turkey but my buddy does, so that is where the pheasants come in. I've been reading the GFP site, but haven't quite figured out the tag system. It says there are 3 seasons but I only see the 2015 dates as Oct 3-18? I want the meat so it doesn't have to be a buck, although I would take one.
This will be my first hunt "out West" so I'm open to ideas and info, even to hunt other locations, animals and dates. Although western SD is at the upper limit of drive time I'd like to do. Thanks in advance!
I was going to do an Elk hunt as a graduation present (grad school) but I decided to postpone it till I have 2-3 weeks to spend out west. I'm in eastern Ohio. Mainly a whitetail hunter but I dabble with trapping and fishing. Anyway, I'm thinking with 9 days for travel and hunting a South Dakota pheasant / antelope hunt might be just right. I've not hunted birds except for turkey but my buddy does, so that is where the pheasants come in. I've been reading the GFP site, but haven't quite figured out the tag system. It says there are 3 seasons but I only see the 2015 dates as Oct 3-18? I want the meat so it doesn't have to be a buck, although I would take one.
This will be my first hunt "out West" so I'm open to ideas and info, even to hunt other locations, animals and dates. Although western SD is at the upper limit of drive time I'd like to do. Thanks in advance!