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For Christmas, I’m going with something on the lighter side this week. The old school teacher in me surfaced recently. I once thoroughly enjoyed putting evaluation instruments together, and I just had to “scratch that itch.” I hope you enjoy my South Dakota Sportsman Scale, but don’t take it too seriously. For many, a golf course or jogging trail fills one’s outdoor needs. South Dakota Sportsman’s Scale
Read moreFor the past three months, I have had the opportunity to help coach Avon School’s Oral Interpretation team. Earlier this month at the state oral interp tournament in Huron, I interacted with these young people in various situations - on the rides to and from Huron, at the competition, in restaurants, and in our motel. In each one of those settings, I found the students to be kind, courteous, and respectful.
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Some good friends returned recently from a very successful hunt in Africa, and they told me that because of the virus, Africa has never been more affordable. If an African hunt is a personal consideration, plan to attend the Dallas Safari Club Expo January 6-9, 2022. Dallas is a very makeable one day drive. There are also direct flights to Dallas out of Sioux Falls.
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As a family physician living on the upper Great Plains, I have many patients of Norwegian and German descent. Thus, I am familiar with some diseases that are prone to affect people of northern European ancestry. One such example is Dupuytren’s contracture.
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Last week’s column brought you up to a point where I took an early morning stand on the southeast corner of a meadow in Wyoming’s Shoshoni National Forest. I would sit there for the day as it was a likely spot to encounter the cow elk I was hunting. I was ably guided by Joe Hargrave of Dubois. He’s the best. Joe’s Aready Ridge Ranch can be contacted at info@saidcreekoutfitters.com.
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There were always cookies at Grandma’s house. I remember dunking a fresh sugar cookie into a steaming cup of coffee long before most parents let their children anywhere near that amount of caffeine.
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Because I have reached a point in my hunting life where antlers have become of secondary importance, a quality hunt at an affordable price is more important to me. Cow elk hunts meet that criteria as they run a fraction of the price of a bull elk hunt, licenses are readily attainable at a reasonable price, the challenge is comparable, and the meat is superior. In recent years I have drawn three Wyoming cow elk tags on my first attempts without preference points.
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With the SD pheasant season running through January 31st, 2022, my thoughts on those guys/ gals who block at the end of fields is still relevant. As these folks tend to be the seniors in the hunting party, it is especially important to me.
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