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Bear hunting is becoming a controversial sport and this article is what I consider to be a kind of biased view of bear hunting. OTOH going to the local bakery and getting some of yesterdays donuts and pastries to bait bears with isn’t exactly a good image either. Personally I’d like to see that kind of bear baiting banned.

IMO if you’re going to hunt bears for the thrill of it then get all the thrills you can. Don’t sit 50-100 yards away and shoot some bear eating yesterdays donuts. Be a man, go into the bears domain and hunt for him there. Yeah, I know why a lot of people don’t do that but choose to shoot donut bears instead. Fear, plain and simple. They want to brag they killed a bear but they don’t want to be in danger doing it. Sheesh, man up, go hunt Mr. Bear where he lives and take your chances. Some days you eat the bear but one day the bear will eat you. That’s enough to make donut bear shooters out of most guys.

If you are interested in South Dakota hunting around the Watertown, Brookings, Sioux Falls, Mitchell, Huron, Madison or Lake Preston areas you should check out this hunting board. You can post your good or bad luck hunting, ask questions about hunting from our knowledgeable members and find what areas have been hot lately or what areas they expect to be hot.

There are abundant pheasants in the area and the Lake Preston DeSmet area is on of the major duck and geese flyways in the area. Pro guides bring their clients to this area to hunt and pheasant, ducks and goose success is phenomenal most of the time. Toni at the Lake Preston motel or Bo from the Bait Box in Lake Preston can tell you where it’s best.