Black Hills Combo 2011

[sticknstring]

Sounds like a great week to me! Thanks for sharing. I love it when last day heroics come into play. I'm now starving after that grill pic! Thanks alot.

[mrklean]

great story don always a good read

[paceman]

Awesome stories and pictures. I am also really hungry all of a sudden! already looking forward to next years report.

[bmc]

GREAT story as always Don!!!

You guys have a SWEET set up there, something we all dream of I'm sure!

I hope your family emergency turned out all right!

Brian

[Monkster]

Great story and pics Don, it's lunch time...

[deerminator]

Great work and story. Hope all is well. And in regards to Gary, good stories. It's a lot better to have a buddy like that versus a crack shot. Plus, he gets er' done one way or another. lol.

[Powerstroke]

A great story once again Don! That grill pic looks amazing. That is exactly the kind of trip I'm dreaming of starting. I'll have to pick your brain this winter.

Thanks for sharing, the pics are great.

[Archerysniper]

Congrats on the great hunt and memories made.

[Wanderer]

Thanks for the recap Don. It's becoming an annual trip for us too. I know what that grilled turkey tastes like and I remembered as soon as I saw that pic.

[Sifty]

Thanks for the recap Don. It's becoming an annual trip for us too. I know what that grilled turkey tastes like and I remembered as soon as I saw that pic.

+1 That was some good stuff

Sifty

[DonBo]

Thanks for all the kind words guys. These re-cap posts take a lot of time to put together. If there wasn't the response from you I doubt it would be worth the effort. Maybe one of these years I'll be able to post some pix of that big bruiser for ya.

[bigbucks]

Great hunt, great job presenting it. I think we all wish we could be the third guy on that hunt.

[Nightcrawler]

DonBo , enjoyed the trip with you. These 3 30ish old rug rats that hunt with me are planing a trip like that next fall, taking me along. hem hem, I got the new truck.

[summit090706]

Great story. I cannot tell you how much I appreciate all of the stories I read on here. I really like the ones like you do. Thanks again.

[CrewJones]

great trip, what do the licenses end up costing you for fishing and hunting on this trip?

[DonBo]

great trip, what do the licenses end up costing you for fishing and hunting on this trip?

Deer went up to $285 this year, a $90 increase. Yikes. Bowhunter Ed is required.

Turkey in our zone (WR Prairie) is I believe $90. It's good for two birds. There are tons of leftover permits, you can buy as many as you want.

Fishing is $32 for three day, $60 annual.

[R. Miller]

Great report and awesome pictures.Thanks for sharing!

[Scott M]

Great posts and pics Don! Looks like a sweet trip, already looking forward to reading next years!

[DonBo]

Just got my deer tag and 4 turkey tags (FOUR!) for this year. Keep watch here for the 2012 recap. Hunt starts 10/12.

The ranch owner said it's been REALLY dry. That sounds bad, but what it does is bring all the critters from up in the hills down to our little piece of river bottom heaven.

Just over three weeks to go.

[bigbucks]

Do you have a big suitcase you're taking with I can crawl into?...

[DonBo]

Do you have a big suitcase you're taking with I can crawl into?...

Sorry. The truck is full and the camper is awefulLy tight, otherwise......ah who am I kidding? You have NO shot!

[bigbucks]

I know, don't have time or money for it anyway. Have a great trip when you go, looking forward to the report.

[mrklean]

Cant wait for the story don

[DonBo]

Ooooo, bad news. Many of you may have heard about EHD or Blue Tongue in pockets of So. Dakota, well count my hunting area as part of that. Landowner called last night and said they have found at least 12 dead deer along a short section of river bottom, including 5 bucks.

So Dak is offering refunds of deer licenses in affected areas, and are considering closing the season entirely in some areas.

Not sure if this will affect our hunt much or not. Honestly this area needs some serious thinning of the deer population, just too bad this is how it's happening. Even if 100 deer die on this particular piece of property, I believe there will still be at least 200 left for us to hunt. Even if the deer season were closed, or there were NO deer left, we'd probably still go just for the turkeys and trout.

Either way, you'll get to read about the trip right here.

[Scoot]

Bummer on the disease thinning the herd- I hope it doesn't get hit too hard.

When do you go and when will you have a story for us? Regardless, good luck and have fun!