If Cats Could Fly

by OOBuck on January 30, 2012

The mature bald eagle was unimpressed. It had flown up from Crow Creek and unexpectedly found itself in the center of a middle-school science experiment. My youngest son Connor and his partner Gus were launching rockets and gathering data comparing the heights they could achieve. The flight of the eagle and the descent of their [...]

Observations from Lion Season

by Bob Speirs on January 23, 2012

I have hunted lions in bitter weather, the kind that has icicles hanging from your horses’ belly. I have hunted lions in deep snow that closed down most of the hills to only the most ardent snow shoe enthusiasts. But I must confess to enjoying hunting lions in shirts sleeve weather. I enjoyed sitting high [...]

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Calling all Cats

January 19, 2012

I embarrass my family. I’ve driven the same car to work for twenty years. It is pretty banged up, but then so am I and I think we both still run dependably and start easily on cold mornings. I tell my wife that she should be proud that I believe in commitment and longevity. She [...]

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2012 Coyote Contest Results

January 17, 2012

2012 South Dakota Hunting – Coyote Calling Contest – RESULTS We had a great turnout with 35 Teams registered with teams coming from as far as Gillette. The weather was perfect, and the event hosts (Walter and Diane with Juliet 1) hosted a great event. Sixteen [16] teams brought dogs back in for weigh-ins and [...]

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2011 Firearms Anterless Season Closes Sunday

January 7, 2012

PIERRE, S.D. – The 2011 East and West River Firearms Deer Seasons close Sunday, Jan. 8. The firearms seasons reopened on Dec. 31, 2011 for antlerless deer only. The antlerless extension to the season is used as a management tool to allow for harvest of antlerless deer only. All antlerless permits issued for these two [...]

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2012 SD Mountain Lion Season

December 31, 2011

2012 – Mountain Lion Harvest Status: Total Lions: 31 Female Lions: 19 Mountain Lion Records: Statewide Season Harvest Status, this list is updated as Mt. Lions are reported. Lion # Date Sex Est. Age Wgt Location SW-1 1/1/2012 F 2 80 Custer SW-2 1/1/2012 F 6 88 Custer SW-3 1/1/2012 M 2 90 Pennington SW-4 [...]

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Predation

December 26, 2011

I watched three pairs of predators hunting deer this weekend. A pair of golden eagles landed and sat side by side on a ridge just above my wife and me. The female dwarfed its mate in size but both were enormous. Twenty years ago I had climbed to the top of a signal butte on [...]

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Gifts

December 23, 2011

My 11 year-old son found a fawn and he didn’t bring it home. The pictures he took won purple at the Butte-Lawrence County Fair and then again at the state fair. The gifts I received were found in the reverence in his voice as he bent over the new-born deer, the immensity of his eyes [...]

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2012 Coyote Calling Contest

December 22, 2011

2012 South Dakota Hunting – Coyote Calling Contest Sponsored in part by: Lynns Dakotamart

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