Originally Posted by
sproulman
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.
Sproul; Check out SD Pheasant hunting and they have maps with private and public lands which you can hunt. It is a great place to hunt pheasants. I have never hunted any place that has the birds or cover SD has.