Tag: South Dakota
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First Day of Elk Season
Nasty weather didn’t discourage elk hunters from attempting to fill an elk tag on the first day. Wind gusts and chilly air laced with flecks of flying snow on and off all day, kicked off elk hunting season. Clouds covered the sky that made for a grey-looking day with only glimpses of sunshine in the…
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Odds & Ends Going On
My guys left the house at 4:30 a.m. this morning to go pheasant hunting today and tomorrow. Last night the family went to Belle Fourche for our son’s first middle school wrestling tourney of the season. Belle’s about a two hour drive, so it was 9:30 before we got home. Even though I’ve been looking forward…
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Fall Vaccination Day
The night before we worked cattle, my husband and daughter went to the Father Daughter Ball. Working cattle on Friday turned out to be a decent day. Fortunately, temperatures were in the 40’s and the sun peeked out a few times. The temperatures on Thursday only reached a high in the mid-twenties and it snowed…
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Getting the heifers and bulls moved
Getting the heifers moved turned out better than expected. We ended up borrowing the neighbors’ panels and set them up alongside the fence instead of using the corrals that belonged to the neighboring old bachelor where the heifers spent the summer. The temperature on Friday was in the mid 20’s so the family put their…
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A Lot of Junk Drawer Miscellanea
While escaping the craziness of opening weekend of elk season for the SD Festival of Books in Deadwood, it turns out I didn’t miss anything exciting. A few tags were filled but the report I got was that those who went farther south of Pringle to hunt down in the Minnekahta area between Hot Springs…
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Rifle Elk Hunting Season Starts Oct. 1
Rifle season for elk hunting starts tomorrow. The elk haven’t been seen around the area much for months. I’m not sure where the hunters plan on finding them but I can guarantee you’ll be able to find the hunters in the Hitchrail tonight and probably tomorrow for mid-morning breakfast after the first attempt at seeing…
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Pringle’s PPA Monument
The southern Black Hills town of Pringle, which is out-populated by the area’s elk, knows how to laugh in the face of adversity. The proof is at the top of the hill and overlooks the town. The community’s unofficial monument isn’t obvious, well advertised, or the most photo-worthy site in the Black Hills, nor…
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Girl Jam
No matter where a person grows up, there are always going to be associations with the summertime of his or her youth that becomes a tradition as an adult. The events may be unintentional, but earmark the season every year. One of mine is picking raspberries, as well as for many others who grew up…
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People Needing Direction
On days when you need some direction, it’s always smart to consider who to ask for advice. Answers differ depending on who you approach. Truckers would probably direct you on a route that includes all the best truck stops along the way. Linemen would have you looking at power lines and substations. Foodies would send…
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Amy’s Unsolved Mysteries
Those tangled bunches of miniature-sized sunflower looking blooms (I don’t know what they’re really called) I see growing along the highway right now are a sweet little treat for my eyes every time I drive someplace. They’re also one of those unsolved mysteries that need an answer but we’ll get to that in a minute….