#4 public land archery whitetail. Another birthday buck. Was a cold day in the tree stand. Sat from sun up when the snow moved in, which often gets the deer moving throughout the day in this area. Was also during the rut (late Nov). This guy came right in. I was so cold after not moving while...
#3 prairie whitetail. On my great grandfathers ranch in NW SD. Lot of private land for miles. I was 13 years old and went up with my grandpa. We had hunted a few days and hadn’t seen much. CWD and winters had been rough on the deer in this area. After 5 days we saw this buck in the next property...
#2 public land whitetail deer. Most recent deer I have taken. Was late season but my first day out. Was on my birthday (which you’ll find seems to by a lucky day for me). I walked a forest road well before first light to get to the edge of a field I hoped to have deer exit. As I sit right as the...
#1 Bull elk 2019. Elk tags are pretty hard to draw in South Dakota. I had 10 preference points at the time and was very fortunate as it was my last year as a South Dakota resident that I drew. I had hunted cow elk before but this was my first bull. I was in college in CO at this time and made it...
Hello all! New on rockslide, however I’ve come across and read forums years ago when I was hunting. I was born and raised in South Dakota and started hunting with my dad and grandpa. Hunted from age 12 for a decade which is when I finished college and moved to California for work. Been here a...