Official newspaper for the towns of Lane, Alpena, and Wessington Springs SD
TRUE DAKOTAN PHOTO/DUKE WENZEL
LOTS OF DEER HAVE CONGREGATED in the Wessington Hills near the northwesst corner of town due to the long, hard winter weather. The deer — perhaps hundreds of them– graze in the hills by day and visit the SD Wheatgrowers’s corn pile on the dumpground road at night. These were photographed near the Elton and Julie Kaus home.
Hundreds of deer have assembled in the Wessington Hills near the northwest corner of Wessington Springs this winter. These were “shot” by True Dakotan Duke Wenzel the other day…. who said there are a lot more than this. They were seen around the home of Elton and Julie Kaus, who live in the Hills in that corner of town. The animals go down into town to eat corn on the South Dakota Wheatgrowers pile of corn on the dumpground road at night. They also are causing highway hazzards with drivers who use the highway north of Springs. –Craig
We all lose pets… when we get a cute little kitten or a puppy, nobody ever warns us that “this is going to end badly”. So we happily take the little creatures in and make them members of the family.
I’ve already lost a couple of good hunting dogs, and last week another good buddy of mine passed into the canine happy hunting ground.
Pheasants leave cover to fly to a corn field
JERAULD COUNTY Deputy Sheriff Jason Weber takes careful aim at an antler to separate them. After several successful shots, they were separated after at least a two-day struggle.
THE SURVIVOR of the buck fight that started days before stands free. After looking back at his rescuers, he slowly walked off into the woods.
BY DUKE WENZEL – TRUE DAKOTAN EDITOR
A group of wild turkeys mingle a few hundred yards south of Wessington Springs in South Gulch. The flock population has made a lot of progress in the past two years after being eradicated and replaced by the SD Dept. of Game, Fish & Parks.
I’m sorry about the website. Those of you who write to tell us you are regular visitors haven’t found much new “stuff” on the site lately.
Pheasant season has taken a lot of my time since the middle of September, when I started guiding hunters from all corners of the nation. The birds have been plentiful and the hunts successful, especially since the corn/bean harvest has gotten into full swing. The harvest has been late due to the cool summer and wet fall conditions, but the combines are rolling all around Jerauld County as of this writing.
TRUE DAKOTAN PHOTO/DUKE
TRUE DAKOTAN PHOTO/DUKE
SOME MULE DEER stand behind an old rock barn wall in Hawkeye Valley south of Springs last week. The Jerauld County deer opener is this Saturday, November 21. An abundance of deer should make for a good season for both the doe hunters and the ones after the big buck. The East River deer season is November 21-December 6; in addition, unfilled “any deer” tags will convert to “any antlerless deer,” and “any whitetail” to “antlerless whitetail” permits valid December 26-January 3. The number of deer licenses available in Jerauld County are as follows: Valid for one Any Deer, 50 licenses; Valid for one Antlerless Whitetail, 200 licenses; Valid for one Any Whitetail and one Antlerless Whitetail, 275 licenses; Valid for TWO antlerless Whitetail, 200 licenses.
Family hunt near Wessington Springs, SD 2009East River mule deer - SD archery season-2009
Pheasant hunters walk a Jerauld County, SD creek - 2009
A Jerauld County pheasant heads for cover - 2009
East River mule deer - SD archery season-2009
public shooting october 13 637 click on this blue link to access a pdf of public shooting areas in Jerauld County
If you love hunting but you aren’t fortunate enough to own land, or the cash it sometimes takes to gain access to private land you can always go to the public areas where approximately 3,200 acres of land is available.
Jerauld County has 13 SD Dept. of Game, Fish & Parks Game Production areas (GPA) and U.S. Waterfowl Production Areas (WPA) that are open to public shooting.