So are you fellas going to hunt public land?

No, I'll be hunting on a private ranch.

Yes I plan on huntingpublic land. What is the weather like in regards to snow in the Pine Ridge area during the first week of Dec? Does it get alot?

It doesn't get a lot of snow, but there will probably be close to a 1 in 3 chance there will be someon the ground. You can also try the Fort Robinson area or the Oglala national grasslands. Yes,the areagets hit hard. A good way to cover a lot of terain there is to walk along the top of the ridges. Every once &a while peak over the edge & glass the area and down the ravines.

The one thing i was woried about was going there a week after rifle with the muzz. I am sure there will be less people hunting muzzle loader in Dec. than during rifle season. Is the area remote with limited road access or is it laced with roads through the forest? Is it worth bringing an 4 wheeler? I don't want to get to discouraged about it being hunting hard before I get there but it it a prefered place to hunt mulies? I would take a whitetail too if the shot arises so I am not just limited to a mulie hunting. Is it generally a good area?

that's Yankee for "off-road vehicle".

Oops, sorry bout that. ORV is OFF-ROAD-VEHICLE or quad or ATV.

Or to some of the Southern gentlemen its aFO-WIL-A

Anbody got any info on public land east or south of Valentine. Interested in Whitetail