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The ins and outs of South Dakota nonresident waterfowl hunting
The day started at an agonizingly slow pace.
The morning’s cobalt blue sky with faint brushstrokes of white was beautiful, but the absence of wind – and this being the South Dakota prairie, where sustained gales are as common as breathing – was perplexing, to say nothing of disappointing. The two dozen decoys in the shallow marsh didn’t move a fake muscle.
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The ins and outs of South Dakota nonresident waterfowl hunting
The day started at an agonizingly slow pace.
The morning’s cobalt blue sky with faint brushstrokes of white was beautiful, but the absence of wind – and this being the South Dakota prairie, where sustained gales are as common as breathing – was perplexing, to say nothing of disappointing. The two dozen decoys in the shallow marsh didn’t move a fake muscle.
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The ins and outs of South Dakota nonresident waterfowl hunting
The day started at an agonizingly slow pace.
The morning’s cobalt blue sky with
Follow the food for squirrels; that means knowing your oaks
No doubt about it, squirrels love oak trees because of the gut-filling acorns they produce.
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