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houndin
Joined: 08 May 2008
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| Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 7:54 pm Post subject: South Dakota public land |
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| I am thinking about going on a pronghorn archery hunt this fall in western South Dakota and was wondering if there is much for public land out there or if the ranchers frequently give out permission to hunt. I've never been hunting in western south dakota. In eastern south dakota, hunting snow geese most people allow people to hunt but then again nobody likes the sky carp. Is pronghorn archery hunting popular out there or do most people wait for the rifle season. I would be going early like in august. Thanks for any info. |
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HuntnFish
Joined: 06 Sep 2006
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Location: Minnesota/South Dakota
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| Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 10:11 am Post subject: |
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| Check out website sdgfp.info. Lots of goats in NW SD like Harding, Meade counties. Lots of public land up there too. Some Ranchers will let you on for archery. Antelope are hard on their fences out there. Good spot to sit and try your luck is where the goats have a tunnel under a fence. They all go through the tunnel and once on the other side they stop for a second offering a shot. Just some tips. Website has a lot of info and they will send you free public land booklets and maps if you request. Good luck. |
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rhino57106
Joined: 01 Jul 2008
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| Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 2:26 pm Post subject: South Dakota public land |
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| I rifle hunt for goats in NW SD. Lots of goats, and they are a problem in that area. If you can get on private land, that would be best. Some will charge, some will not. Finding out who the actual land owner is out there can be a issue as well. You'll probably have to hunt public to start out with, and then do some door knocking to get into a private spot for future years, or later in the hunt. |
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TeamRealtreeHunter
Joined: 12 Aug 2008
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Location: Tea, SD
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| Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 10:39 am Post subject: |
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I hunt in northwestern Butte County during the rifle season, but would imagine that public land would produce some results. Check in the latest edition of the B&C Club Record Book. There's been two bucks taken in Butte, one or two in Harding and two in Meade. All of those bucks were at least 82 B&C points. If you can find a new public land atlas, look in north northwestern Butte county. There is a large expanse of public land right off of Highway 85, I imagine that that would be a good bet on a decent buck. However, I wouldn't go until mid-late September which is the peak of the pronghorn rut. With a good decoy and call, you'll have the best chance of luring a rut crazed speed goat into range of your bow. Good Luck!
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