Grouse

Baloney Sandwiches

by Bob Speirs October 19, 2011

I brought my horses home from the summer pasture this morning. It is only seven crooked miles from gate to gate. I’d talked Maggie, my daughter, into riding with me when we took them out, but I didn’t have any takers for the ride back. “Dad, it is sooooo boring. There’re no cows to move [...]

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Mourning Has Broken

by Bob Speirs December 10, 2010

The flock of sharp-tailed grouse was oblivious to my attention. I normally need to have a bird in hand before I can tell the roosters from the hens, but on that snow-covered stubble field, three males were strutting their stuff. A dancing grouse throws his tail feathers in the air and thrusts his head out [...]

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Prairie Chicken Hunting

by OOBuck October 20, 2010

A Father and Son Hunt, Through a Daughter’s Eyes This story comes to us from David Dewald out of Mitchell, SD. Saturday morning dawned a crisp and cold 40 degrees. We received rain Friday and a small storm passed through during the night. Not the best way to start Grouse hunting. By 7:00 we were on [...]

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September hunting season openers

by OOBuck September 7, 2010

SEPTEMBER BRINGS HUNTING SEASON OPENERS PIERRE, S.D. – The special Canada geese hunting season, called August Management Take, closed Aug. 29, but September opens the door to several other hunting opportunities. The mourning dove season runs from Sept. 1 through Nov. 9. The season is open statewide; and shooting hours are one-half hour before sunrise [...]

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Prairie Grouse Season Looks Promising

by admin September 7, 2010

PIERRE, S.D. – With timely spring and summer rains across much of the grouse range in South Dakota, biologists are cautiously optimistic about the outlook for grouse hunting this fall. According to Game, Fish and Parks Department Regional Wildlife Manager Andy Lindbloom of Pierre, sharp-tailed grouse and prairie chicken populations in South Dakota are monitored [...]

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