South Dakota's ringneck guru on all things pheasant hunting
Kicking off our series on bird-rich states and their resident experts, Alex Solem joins me from South Dakota. Senior upland biologist for the state's game, fish and parks department, this avid bird hunter has the 4-1-1 on America's most popular game bird.
Our wide-ranging discussion covers bird habits and habitat, a day in the life of a rooster, a list of best starting points on the map, hunting strategies for the day after the opener, and how to find public access ground. He clues us in to how successful hunters differ from the rest of us, and the myriad ways to hunt cattail patches.
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