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You guys have me all torked up now. Geeze, not sure one trip is going to get it all out of me. Do the landowners get a little easier with their "ditch chickens" permission the later the year goes? Nothing better than pheasant hunting in the snow.

xcleox, I don't have any info on this but you might want to search this site and become familiar with it as it might answer your questions because these subjects have been discussed numerous times before. Just trying to help. Last edited by MSG Rude on Wed Oct 08, 2008 1:04 pm; edited 1 time in total

xcleox wrote: You guys have me all torked up now. Geeze, not sure one trip is going to get it all out of me. Do the landowners get a little easier with their "ditch chickens" permission the later the year goes? Nothing better than pheasant hunting in the snow. There should still be a lot of stuff that isn't posted and there is also PLOTS land to hunt as well. I have never had trouble finding somewhere to hunt Pheasants.

I have have not seen as many sharpies this year and I think it is because a lot of the crops haven't been harvest yet.[/quote] It must be different in each part of the state b.c this weekend I saw tons of sharpies all over. It goes to show you how different areas can produce different numbers, regardless of species.

Sportin' Woodies wrote: it would seem to me the point of a talking forum is to talk. quit complaining when someone posts a question that has been posted by someone else. if you dont want to respond, dont. I see where this was needed!

Quack Addict wrote: I will end with this, Respect it as if it your own and you too will be welcomed back with open arms.

Actually I managed quite a few "bonus" sharptails while scouting for ducks. I'm not gonna pass up birds that get up in front of the truck and land in a field only 50-100 yards away. It doesn't cut into the scouting that much. Not to mention if you pick the right field you May fill on your birds by 9 or 10 AM and have a few hours before you have to scout.

We've found that if we are doing the waterfowl seriously, we can't do the pheasants seriously, at least in the area we hunt. We spend 3-4 hours scouting almost every day. Of course that's part of the fun!!

it would seem to me the point of a talking forum is to talk. quit complaining when someone posts a question that has been posted by someone else. if you dont want to respond, dont.

Xcleox, I have been making the trip to the great Nodak country now for 11 years. Just a few tips from a fellow cheesehead. Follow the advice given so far, Our group has been freelance hunting there for the past 11 years now and it does not get any better than Nodak. Be sure to try hard to find landowners, they really appreciate knowing who is hunting on their land even if it is not posted. Also, hunt the mornings and spend your afternoons...