Pheasant recommendations

[dukhntn]

Been kicking around the idea of going for a couple of years. Anyone have any outfitters you've been with in the past that you'd recommend or recommend shying away from? Not talking locally, but nebraska, South Dakota, etc...

[Deltaquack]

You need to talk with Ramsey. Everything he does is top notch and well priced.

[dukhntn]

I've scoped out his offering and it will be on the short list for sure (actually, it is the short list right now.) I just want to see what has or hasn't worked for others so I can see what my options are.

[Dux Be Us]

You can still freelance SD...road hunting is allowed. Ask to join a drive...we never turned anyone down. Lower Brule tribe is non resident friendly and affordable. Winner and Chamberlian areas where good for us...wear comfortable boots

[redmondandmelvin]

I hunt Nebraska every year and up to 2011 the hunting was unbelivable. I have afriend who owns a ranch out there so we spend a week deer and phesant hunting. In 2011 the birds would have rivaled any high dollar outfitter in the nation. Hes got a river that has CRP on each side and after deer hunting in the afternoon and walking back to the truck the brids cackeling in the CRP was so loud you could not hear someone talking from 5' away, no bs! West Nebraska has been hit pretty hard the past two years by drought. Was out there a few weeks ago and we did not kill as single bird. My advice would be to stay away from anything in western NE or western SD for a few years if you want to hunt wild birds they have been hit pretty hard. Nebraska does have a cool program called open fields. Farmers get paid to put their CRP in to public use. We hunt these some times and I have never seen another hunter while doing so. They have everything on Google earth so its pretty easy to find the public spots, and their are a bunch of them.

[dukhntn]

Thanks for the info.

[stang67]

Hunt em while you can. Corn ethanol is working to make them scarce.

[LawDawg]

http://www.horseshoekranch.com/

My father in law has been pheasant hunting every year for 35 years and he said this is the best place he's ever been. the hatch was low this year and they flat murdered them up there.

[GulfCoast]

I will second Horsehoe K Ranch. I have hunted there many years. They do a great job.

[dukhntn]

Thanks for the recommendations.

[dukhntn]

Is there a certain week or timeframe that y'all have found that is preferable to others?

[lipsplitter39654]

If you want an all inclusive deal w lodge food hunting etc go w Ramsey

If you want to save some $ kill lots of birds eat at restaurant stay in hotel call this guy

Rus kanepsky
6057300866
Or
6057345564
Last time I was there he was getting 125 per gun per day

First day we had 15 guys in our group and limited on wild birds in 45 minutes

He has lots of private ground with lots of food and cover

Stay at the best western in chamberlain sd

Eat at Al's oasis as many meals as you can

Use the bird processor rus suggests

If you want a nice mounted bird go to Marie's taxidermy very very cheap and good work


That should cover it

[lipsplitter39654]

Depending on your eating and drinking habits you can do 4 man hunt for 4 days for $1000 per man or less on the plan above

[dukhntn]

All options are on the table right now. That's great info, thanks!

[chs36]

No need to spend big bucks to shoot pheasants unless that's just what you want to do. Go to Kansas or where ever.. Drive around the public land early in the morning and everytime you get to a low spot/draw in the road where the pheasants are pecking around...mark it.. The next morning, check which ones put the wind in Your face. Go to them and start walking Into the wind. Works like a charm. I done this for years and ate pheasant every night. Pretty easy DIY hunting