Public Land Hunting in the MW
#2
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Grove City Ohio USA
Posts: 256
RE: Public Land Hunting in the MW
KYhunter,
A dog is always an upper hand in birding. Ohio has some decent bird hunting on public land. Check out our DNR website for info and good luck.
OhioDuckHunter
http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/wildlife/default.htm
A dog is always an upper hand in birding. Ohio has some decent bird hunting on public land. Check out our DNR website for info and good luck.
OhioDuckHunter
http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/wildlife/default.htm
#3
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location:
Posts: 8
RE: Public Land Hunting in the MW
I guide here in South Dakota for pheasants. Later in the season I focus primarilly on public lands. You can do it without dogs, but sure is tougher. You can also road hunt and hunt the ditches here in South Dakota, this can be done without a dog.
I also guide a fair amount in Wisconsin for Ruffed Grouse & Woodcock. I do this exclusively on public land. Hunting Ruff's without a dog isn't bad. Woodcock are tough because they hold so tight.
I also guide a fair amount in Wisconsin for Ruffed Grouse & Woodcock. I do this exclusively on public land. Hunting Ruff's without a dog isn't bad. Woodcock are tough because they hold so tight.
#4
Typical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Coffeyville KS USA
Posts: 931
RE: Public Land Hunting in the MW
kansas has quite a bit of public land, plus there is also WIHA land. it's private land that the state has paid money to the landowner to allow public hunting on his/her land.
http://www.kdwp.state.ks.us/hunting/...IHA_Atlas.html
http://www.kdwp.state.ks.us/hunting/...IHA_Atlas.html
#5
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: iowa/colorado
Posts: 46
RE: Public Land Hunting in the MW
iowas has a good amount of public land with allot of birds the past couple of seasons.
as for the dog question-- i read this a while ago-- for every bird you stomp up you walked by three.
the dog has a much better nose than you do
I guide as well and i think mnorth would agree, if you are worried about it hire a guide -- it takes the guess work out of it