which state would "LIKELY" give me my best chance at a Merriam
03-27-2015 | 09:02 AM
#11
Giant Nontypical
Joined: Jan 2011
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From: Allegan, MI
The Black Hills of SD without a doubt is where I'd go for a Merriams, which I think is the prettiest of the four main birds. The license is OTC and the season is long without a ton of pressure since there is a couple million acres of NF there. The few times I've hunted there it was in the triangle between Mount Rushmore, Custer, and Hill City. You can stay in motels, cabins, or camp out and the few times I've hunted there I didn't run into another hunter. I was thinking about going out there the first week of May this year again, but will need to save my money for the two month trip I'm taking to Wyoming this Fall. Here's a nice Tom I took on one of our trips and it was just north of Custer Park.
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03-27-2015 | 03:38 PM
#14
Nontypical Buck
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From: Iowa
There is a quite a bit of public land around where I'll be hunting this year and I plan on checking a bunch of it out. I'm going semi guided this year but would love to go back next year and hunt public. So I'll be hunting for this year and trying to scout for next year.
03-28-2015 | 06:13 AM
#17
Typical Buck
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From: Wye Mountain, Arkansas
HA!!! Lol!! Then I would definitely go to Nebraska, the pine ridge area has a lot of public land and not a lot of hybrids.
