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RAIN RAIN and MORE RAIN
Well it has been quite the Spring. We have had large amounts of rain so far, with over 9 inches within the just the last two weeks. The wild life is doing great. Numerous amount of ducks stuck around through the winter and have hatched out there little ones and with all the water we have now, there should be some great duck hunting in South Dakota. Flooding is a big issue for many places throughout the state. The James river is at one of its all time highs and the Missouri rive is almost at full compacity from up on top of the Oahe Dam down to the corner of the state.
We are also starting to see great number of little pheasant chicks. With as much rain as we have had, the little ones have survived, with warmer weather and eating all the bugs that are around. CRP and pastures are as thick as they have ever been seeing green for miles. Most of the crops got in on time before the big rains came. For the fields that have been planted looks like we should have another great year of harvesting all around the country. The last couple of weeks Cody and Curt have been out on the 4'wheeler and ranger spraying fields, since the ground has been saturated with water. Some other farmers have had planes come in to spray their fields.
As for everything else, things have been going really good at GrandSlam Pheasant Hunts. Cody, Corbin, and Ashley have been staying with some of their own jobs and also putting in as much time as possible with the lodge. Curt and Lorie are holding the lodge together doing different odd jobs to keep the place looking good. If the weather stays on the right path, we should have a great 2010 pheasant hunting season. Only a few dates are open for this upcoming season, so if your still interested give us a call at 1-605-778-6789. I have attached a photo video of some the wildlife and water from this Spring, hope you enjoy.
Hope everyone is doing well!
Corbin Korzan
GrandSlam Pheasant Hunts - Manager
1605-680-1777
Springs on its way
Well, with the winter almost over and things heating up, it looks like we are in for another really wet Spring. Recently the last couple of weeks we have had some major flooding with all the snow melting and raining at the same time. The ponds and small lakes should have enough water throughout the hole year with lots of expected rain to come in the next month.
With the harsh winter ending, the pheasant are starting to spread out into pastures and open fields, enjoying the warm weather. We had a very small loss in the amount of birds taken from the winter kill. With spring ahead it wont be to long till you start seeing the roosters polishing up their feathers and strutting the roads for mating season. Its quite a site to see the roosters fighting all over and not budging off the roads. For the deer, they are back to their normal selves and roaming the area all over area.
Also, if any of you hunters keep up with twitter look us up, either grandslampheasanthunts or look up corbin korzan.
Good hunting,
Corbin Korzan
GrandSlam Pheasant Hunts - Manager
Korzan Customs - Owner
corbin@grandslampheasanthunts.com
605-680-1777
Winter Events
This last January has been really brutal with ice and snow. The wild life is doing good though. With all the food plots left over from this last fall they should have plenty of food. During these few cold months, the birds and deer bunch up by the hundreds. By now most of the bucks have lost their horns.
Around Christmas we had close to 15 in of snow with 40+ mph gusts blowing the snow all over. January became really cold with lots of ice creating power lines to snap and the poles to break in half. Some place north of town were without power for a 3-5 days.
The family is doing really well. Curt and Lorie are staying busy at the lodge keeping up on bookwork and lining up hunts for this upcoming Fall. Cody had a great duck hunt down in AR and Curt was unlucky with his cat hunt in WY, I will be publishing some of their photos on the blog here sometime this month. Curt is hoping to make it back to WY here this month sometime to have another shot at getting a big cat.
Hope everyone is doing well,
What a Season
First of all I would like to thank every one who came out for our 2009 hunting season. We really had a great time seeing old friends come back and meeting new interesting customers as well. As a family we hope that everyone who came out had a great time while you were here, and are already looking forward to seeing everyone come back for the 2010 season.
For friends and followers who were not able to make it this last year, the birds numbers were great once again at the GrandSlam Pheasant Hunts. As always each group that attended the 2009 pheasant hunting season limited out with all of their birds, even with some of the worst weather conditions we have come across in the last 20 years. Speaking of weather, this winter has been really brutal. We have had 3-4 different blizards, 3 ice storms and wind gusts up to 45-60 mph. Luckily enough we have yet to loose any power, but a lot of the surrounding areas have. The wild life is hanging in there, getting shelter from some of the bigger tree belts. Most of the switch grass and food plots have been filled with snow, so we have been periodically hauling feed out for the birds.
I will be posting short photo/videos on the blog from the 2009 pheasan hunting season and will also try to get a bunch of photos of the wildlife and winter storms that we've been having. Hope everyone is doing well and had a great holiday.
Take care and keep in touch,
Corbin Korzan
GrandSlam Pheasant Hunts
Manager
corbin@grandslampheasanthunts.com
2009 Summer Update
With Spring and Summer flying on by, the Fall hunting season will be here before we know it. Dogs flushing wild birds, hunters meeting up with old companions, guns blazing as the birds flush by the hundreds, CAN'T hardly wait.
This year we had a really great Spring, no bad weather, just enough rain when we needed it and a great carry over of birds. Though as you can tell in some pictures we did have some problems going through the low areas. As Summer came along, the crops started popping out of the ground and grew like weeds. Hopefully we will keep getting the rain throughout the rest of the year to produce a great crop/habitat for the birds.
With the great carry over of birds from this winter, we are seeing a substantial amount of young chicks. Hens with no less that 8 chicks to seeing some with up to 18. At the same time we are also seeing hens still on there nests. With the number of birds we are seeing so for this year, we are really excited to see what the season will bring.
We have been blessed this year with the great weather we are having. We have yet to reach over a hundred degrees and have had a good amount of rain. Unfortunately surrounding counties have had some really bad weather, with tornadoes, strong winds and damaging hail. Hopefully our weather will stay on the same path and provide us with a great hunting season.
We look forward to hearing from everyone, keep on checking back for we should be making more updates within the next month. Take care and hope all is doing well.
Corbin Korzan
GrandSlam Pheasant Hunts Manager
Corbin@grandslampheasanthunts.com
605-680-1777
2009 Winter/Spring Photos
This picture was taken in early April north of the lodge. If you notice the Drake it is actually a cross between a Pintail and a Mallard. (No photoshop editing, real photos)
Good Winter
This past winter had went by really quick with little snow falling. The family is doing really well. Curt and Lorie had went on a buffalo hunt in early January south of Hot Spring, South Dakota. Cody went on his annual duck hunt in Arkansas and Corbin had stayed home working on the new business. During the winter months we had also cleaned out the shop and insulated the inside. With the light winter we had the bird numbers are looking great for nesting season.
WHAT A GREAT YEAR
First of all I want to apologize for not posting up anything for the last two months. We have had one of the busiest seasons ever. Second, I want to thank all of the hunters and friends for everything they have done for us this last hunting season, without any of you we would not be where we are at today. I Can't say enough about the clients we have come through here from year to year, we truly appreciate all that you do.
This last fall was one of the busiest hunting seasons we have ever had, with bringing in close to 400 hunters and shooting right at 4500 birds. The bird population was incredible throughout the hole year. Late season hunting became better with the birds bunching by thousands do to the cold snowy weather that came through. The bird population is still up, with Curt going out and dumping loads of corn to keep the birds healthy throughout the winter.
With the season coming to an end, I would like to remind everyone to make sure they call early to book or rebook your hunt for this 2009 Fall season. Also, try to keep in touch with us. We are always looking forward to hearing from everyone and keeping up with what you are doing.
Small reminder, I will be posting up pictures of every group hunt here within the next couple of weeks. If anyone hasn't received a picture cd or dvd that you had purchased please let me know and I will do my best to get it to you ASAP.
Thanks again for the the great year,
Corbin Korzan
Grand Slam Pheasant Hunts
Manger
corbin@grandslampheasanthunts.com
605-680-1777
Great Start
BIRDS, BIRDS, BIRDS
Well the begining of the season is turnging out to be a big bang. The number of birds we see each drive is incredible and only keeps getting better. With already four groups limiting out, we should have one of the best season ever. The weather has also been great, a few early hunts were a little warm and made it tough for the dogs but otherwise things still look great.
Also, as noted before, I will be posting up photos from each groups hunt, on the Photography Page. To locate your group just click on the date posted you were here. We hope everyones doing well, and looking forward to the rest of the season.
Thanks again to the all the hunters that have passed through here this year.
Corbin Korzan
Grand Slam Pheasant Hunts
Manager