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Main Boards => PowWow => Topic started by: 8leg-lover on December 22, 2011, 01:29:00 AM
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Well I'm going for sure next September. Have an outfitter selected if needed. Anybody ever do it DIY style in SD. I'm not sure on the public land situation up there. Any info is greatly appreciated as always!!
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I've done it several times with about 50% success. Be sure your choice has plenty of land with rough terrain. Nothing is tougher than trying to sneak across gently rolling hills. You need the gullies and ridges to have abrupt edges.
Even when I didn't get anything I had a great time. There is quite a bit of public land, but the pressure can be pretty high. Surprisingly, one of the best times is when rifle antelope opens. Seems to move the deer around and for whatever reason the bowhunters seem to avoid it.
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There was a PBS membership hunt in central SD last October and just about everybody had chances on mule deer plus whitetails, and even turkeys. We did the best on the walk-in areas on private ranches; the state provides a very handy booklet that shows all public and walk-in private ranches. No need for an outfitter.
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The state has some pretty awesome vistas, and way different east to west. I have yet to score on a mule deer out there, but been close a few times. I have only ever gone during the gun season and everybody thought I was nuts carrying my longbow.
ChuckC