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where are you opening the pheasant season


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where is everyone going to open the pheasant season? i am not going to be far from home.we usally hit the state land first and if we need to we move to the private stuff

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Belgrade-Brooten area for my party.

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Plankington,SD Can't wait we are leaving on Oct. 21 It will be my 15th year there.

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I'll be out with my nephew somewhere around ortonvillewill hit a few spots right away if we dont fill out we will hit a few more spots im expecting the area to be full of chinese chicken chasers but we have private landto hunt so crowds shouldnt be an issue. GOOD LUCK TO ALL !

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I'll be west of cyrus a little ways. Some public land that's really good, and I know a farmer that has CRP bordered on 3 sides by public land and corn on the 4th side. Guess where I'll be hunting...........

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Kind of down and out right now. Two hours ago I took my lab out for a bike ride and a neighbor's dog t-boned him while in a full run and bit him in the abdomen (over a two inch tear)...looks like I shot him with a broadhead. Just trying to get a good workout in before opener and now we have to wait til it heals. The wife and I stapled him shut for the night and will get him stitched good tomorrow

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Muzzy... Sorry to hear that.

I will be hunting around the wheaton/graceville area, where my dad grew up.

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south west of la qui parle high school. i think a few of us are going to be late for opener though; we've got ducks and geese to pound first...

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Go get your pheasants... HEE HEE.. I'm leaving tomorrow for Williams and Beltrami Island, 5 days of grousin and woodcockin! I love the pheasant opener! grin.gifgrin.gifgrin.gif

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Kind of down and out right now. Two hours ago I took my lab out for a bike ride and a neighbor's dog t-boned him while in a full run and bit him in the abdomen (over a two inch tear)...looks like I shot him with a broadhead. Just trying to get a good workout in before opener and now we have to wait til it heals. The wife and I stapled him shut for the night and will get him stitched good tomorrow


Muzzy Sorry to hear that. I know the feeling thought. A few years ago, my pup got hit by a drunk driver at 5 a.m. opener morning. The driver swerved into the yard and hit the dog and drove off. It's a good thing the cops found him before I did......

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Not a cool story to hear. I hope they hit the drunk driver hard with fines not that it would help your loss at all.

I'll hopefully get out in a couple of weeks...going to Marshall/Ruthton area...hope there are some birds left!

Good luck to all

Muzzy

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I'll be about 100 yards outside of my back door.

Prairie living has at least one perk.

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The Wilmar area on public and then private land for 3 days this weekend, and then SW North Dakota for 4 days the following weekend. grin.gif

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Somewhere in the Willmar area, on some friends private land. Never been there before, but they say it is great. grin.gif

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I'm going to go try just West of Duluth! Rumor has it that's where all the pheasants are this year... wink.gif

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Just to give all you guys heading towards Willmar a heads up. While driving to and from work (Glenwood to Willmar) I have not been seeing any birds. Because I am so friendly I thought I would pass this along and give you guys time to change your plans. I would hate to think of you guys driving all this way just to get a good walk.

Of course if you do head this way and see a few guys hunting over black labs wave it might just be me.

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I'll be grousin as well. Plenty of time to chase ditch-parrots when it gets a little colder....Have fun though guys and good luck...uplander

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Central MN. I cant wait to get out pheasant hunting, its all I can think about.

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I'll be out in the Ortonville area as well, hunting till tuesday morning then heading back for the rest of the week in the north to bowhunt some bruisers. my father and neighbor are out there all week long, its an annual get together, we are the talk of the town when we get there. should be a good opener this year lots of birds.

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Will wait a few weeks and hit mid week before deer opener did that last two years and was like hunting SD when you can have most of the public land to yourself. Will stay home and to the early Anterless season instead. Going Grousing would be my next bet.

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my backyard, hit private land in the morning and probably public land in the afternoon. hey Muzzy give me a jingle when you can come down and hunt, maybe we can get together and hunt marshall/ruthton/pipestone area. my email is [email protected]

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