SoDak 2022

[Gator89]

https://paulnelsonfarm.com/

Preserve. This is my 5th or 6th trip out to SD. First time at this place. Won’t be my last. First class operation.

This mornings hunt.

Probably has some wild birds intermingled, they like the habitat on preserves, too.

Pen raised birds have large nostril openings from wearing blinders. Wild birds have small nostril openings.

 

[Gator89]

Broken Arrow has made vast upgrades to its lodge.

https://huntbrokenarrow.com/lodge/lodge-photos/

We only hunt Broken Arrow one day. We hunt wild birds with Farmers 2 to 3 days per trip, depending on birds and weather.

This year the plan is to hunt our farmer friends, Saturday, Sunday & Monday. Broken Arrow Tuesday and maybe a road hunt afterwards.

Travel home on Wednesday.

 

[Triple C]

Broken Arrow has made vast upgrades to its lodge.

https://huntbrokenarrow.com/lodge/lodge-photos/

We only hunt Broken Arrow one day. We hunt wild birds with Farmers 2 to 3 days per trip, depending on birds and weather.

This year the plan is to hunt our farmer friends, Saturday, Sunday & Monday. Broken Arrow Tuesday and maybe a road hunt afterwards.

Travel home on Wednesday.

I agree on Broken Arrow Farms. I know Mark n Mike well. First class pheasant preserve.

For any of u guys that relate
“pen raised” quail to “pen raised” pheasant its nothing similar. I hunted planted quail on some of the finest South GA quail plantations.

It’s nothing similar. Great mix of wild and pen raised n you cant tell the difference in flight. Both shot out of a cannon.

Biggest difference on preserve is no limit n pristine hunting conditions.

 

[Gator89]

I agree on Broken Arrow Farms. I know Mark n Mike well. First class pheasant preserve.

For any of u guys that relate
“pen raised” quail to “pen raised” pheasant its nothing similar. I hunted planted quail on some of the finest South GA quail plantations.

It’s nothing similar. Great mix of wild and pen raised n you cant tell the difference in flight. Both shot out of a cannon.

Biggest difference on preserve is no limit n pristine hunting conditions.

Well, your only limit is your wallet.

 

[Triple C]

Well, your only limit is your wallet.

True dat!

 

[Duff]

https://paulnelsonfarm.com/

Preserve. This is my 5th or 6th trip out to SD. First time at this place. Won’t be my last. First class operation.

This mornings hunt.
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Dang, that place does look first class!

 

[WishboneW]

How do you cook ‘em?

 

[Gator89]

How do you cook ‘em?

My favorite is to breast them out, season, flour then fry like chicken nuggets/strips.

Bacon wrapped with a slice of jalapeno and grilled.

Crockpot with some mushrooom soup, etc. served over rice.

Just don't over cook them.

 

[Gator89]

Bird numbers are fair, much improved over the past couple of years.

Lots of birds that hatched this spring survived, most of the roosters killed had nubby spurs indicative of young birds.


My little group scratched out a limit despite a stiff wind blowing up to 30 mph.

 

[WishboneW]

My favorite is to breast them out, season, flour then fry like chicken nuggets/strips.

Bacon wrapped with a slice of jalapeno and grilled.

Crockpot with some mushrooom soup, etc. served over rice.

Just don't over cook them.

Sounds delicious! Wild game always tastes better cooked with lower temperature and not over done.

 

[Gator89]

Cold and windy, but we kicked up a few birds over the weekend.