Some South Dakota pheasant hunting pics for my NY friends

[John Kelley]

Well, the 2014 pheasant hunting season is well under way, and I am at 9 birds as of yesterday.  I hope you like some of these pics of my bird hunting experience so far this year.  I could have a few more birds under my belt, but I hunt without a dog, so I think I am doing okay so far.  Thanks.

Edited October 26, 2014 by John Kelley

[Frogger]

Pics look great John. Nice job on the birds!

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[John Kelley]

Thanks Frogger.

[Gill-T]

Are you ditch hunting?

[Xxx]

Wow, that's some beautiful country out there. I also saw some good walleye fishing shows from your neck of the woods. Congrats on your hunt and thanks for sharing the photos of the countryside out there!! PAP.

[John Kelley]

Are you ditch hunting?

That's what I usually do, but I have been hitting a really nice public Game Production area, that has food plots and small shelter belts with high switch grass.  The birds have been holding and flushing really well for me.  Ditches will definitely be the way to go when they get all of the crops out.

[John Kelley]

Wow, that's some beautiful country out there. I also saw some good walleye fishing shows from your neck of the woods. Congrats on your hunt and thanks for sharing the photos of the countryside out there!! PAP.

Thanks Pap, and you should make a trip out here some time.  The walleye fishing and pheasant hunting are hard to beat.

[Xxx]

Sounds like a plan!!! I would really like to do that someday!!! Take care over the winter John.

[John Kelley]

Thanks, I will.  Here is a bird I shot after work last evening

Edited November 5, 2014 by John Kelley

[John Kelley]

Walked a couple of ditches after work last night and got these two nice roosters!

Edited October 30, 2014 by John Kelley

[Kevin J Legg]

Great looking birds and beautiful country.

[sandwick50]

John...Lake Oahe, right?  Anywhere near Gettysburg?  I've been there a couple times hunting on my shirttail relatives property.  Pheasant city!!

[John Kelley]

John...Lake Oahe, right?  Anywhere near Gettysburg?  I've been there a couple times hunting on my shirttail relatives property.  Pheasant city!!

Yeah, straight west of Gettysburg, about 15 miles.  Birds are pretty thick again this year! 

[John Kelley]

Good thing my licensed wife was driving me around today, as I just could not resist taking the double at the end of this ditch, when I already had two in my vest.  The one person limit is 3 per day.  Nice bunch of roosters today!!

Edited November 9, 2014 by John Kelley