South Dakota 2024

[Phil Yearout]

Brookings area; seven young(er) bucks and one old fart; four labs and one shepadoodle; four autos, three o/u's and one old side by side. Days 1,2,3 & 4; the last pic is with my two nephews and one great nephew. I didn't shoot particularly well; you gotta be quick with these boys and I'm, well, not anymore. Plus when you're relegated to mostly blocking and flanking (largely by choice) opportunities are somewhat diminished.

[mobirdhunter]

Well, Phil, it looks like you solved all your gun dilemmas, and represented our generation well.

Now, there’s bound to be a story in all this somewhere(?). I’m looking forward to it.

[Double Lab]

Yes please tell us which gun did you favor out there?

[Phil Yearout]

I shot my Philly Fox A Grade 16 (28") two days and Philly A Grade 20 (26") two days. Both accounted for wild prairie roosters shooting RST 2-1/2" 1oz. 6's and 7/8oz. 6's respectively. Splurged and bought a box of bismuth 20's previous to the trip and we never hunted in a non-tox region the whole time!