Originally Posted by
BidYourHunt
Yes, I live in South Dakota and there is a lot of public land but you would want to get to it very early in the season as it is over hunted quickly. Also, with that in mind, there are a lot of hunters on public land the first two weeks of season. Aside from that, you should be able to find plenty of narrow draws, sloughs, tree lines, etc. in which you could hunt without a dog.
its hard to get info out of SOUTH DAKOTA.some will say,SPROUL 3 RD WEEK IS BEST TO HUNT AFTER CROWDS ARE GONE,OTHERS WILL SAY COME FIRST WEEK.
this is why i may next year find someone that knows the place and come out and stay with them,then trade a 3 day bear hunt here in my area of pa.clinton county is best county for bear in pa.i dont hunt bear but i know areas they are in etc and our mountains are best in world too see.just seeing those mountaINS is a lot of fun.
also this year they have archery bear season for 3 days but only 9 were kill in my are and 260 with gun the next week.
before i am too old and toby my lab i would like to try that so.dakota hunt for birds.