hunting

Pine Beetle Changes to Come

by Bob Speirs March 13, 2012

I’m a tree hugger. I’ve planted hundreds of them around my home; ponderosa pine, Black Hills spruce, ash, and Russian olive. They all grow well around my home as well as rows of cedar, buffalo berry and wild plum. Three different varieties of apples and pears are growing in my small orchard. I even bought [...]

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Calling all Cats

by Bob Speirs 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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Gifts

by Bob Speirs 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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Thats Why They Call it Hunting

by Bob Speirs December 5, 2011

“That’s why they call it hunting and not killing. “ I explained to my 12 year old Connor. But the words that I’d spoken so many times before rang hollow in my own ears. It was easier for my mature clients to swallow than it was for my youngest son on his first deer hunt. [...]

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Do Sleeping Dogs Lie

by Bob Speirs September 7, 2011

The phone call reached the house and barn through a common line. I heard the ring but figured someone else would pick up. The yell from my wife just about lifted the roof and needed no repeating, “Bob, your dog just grabbed the neighbor’s cat!” I’m stealing a line of questioning from Kevin Woster’s blog, [...]

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Hunter Safety Reflections

by Bob Speirs June 2, 2011

My youngest son is sitting attentively, engrossed in tales of rendezvous and black powder shooting.  He is the last of my children to attend one of South Dakota’s mandatory hunter safety courses for young hunters. He nudges me with his shoulder often to ask me a question or to give me a puzzled look as [...]

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Ive Seen the Future

by Bob Speirs March 18, 2011

The Northern Hills held its annual Elk Foundation banquet this past weekend. It coincided with Northern Plains Ultimate Outdoor Exposition at the Civic Center and there was much more in common between the two events than fund raising. A casual observer would see exactly what they expected; middle-aged men swapping hunting and fishing stories and [...]

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Howling in the Daylight

by Bob Speirs March 4, 2011

The dead heifer on the fence line had been a popular destination for coyotes and magpies for most of the winter. I hadn’t even noticed when she had first gone down. But eventually the heavy air traffic of carrion birds and the midnight serenades of the resident coyote clan clued me in. Long after the [...]

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2011 Hunting and Fishing Licenses

by admin December 13, 2010

2011 SD Hunting and Fishing Licenses to go on sale PIERRE, S.D. – Hunters and anglers looking to get a jump on the upcoming 2011 seasons in South Dakota will be able to purchase their new licenses beginning on Dec. 15. However, 2010 licenses will be valid through Jan. 31, 2011, for fishing, small game [...]

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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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