Go along to get along in bird hunting country

Scott Linden Upland Nation

Carbon Score: 8.5

Be a good temporary neighbor in hunting hotspots like Huron, South Dakota, and you’ll reap benefits of all sorts. Here’s a “field guide” to getting the most from your hunting destination. Dial it down: Things move a bit more deliberately in rural America; we can too. Breathe deep at the gas station, tavern or sporting goods store. Fit in, and residents will welcome you … you’ll have “a guy” in town. Good guest: Let’s give as good as we get: buy local, drive like locals, drink like locals. “Pay it forward,” respect diverse values, and wire gates open more often. It’s their office: Cattle, crops, drilling, are part of the economic landscape. Empty shotgun shells can sideline a combine. Cows are walking thousand-dollar bills. An unattended campfire is like burning down someone’s office. The downside is obvious: locked gates, drive-by’s while wrestling a flat tire. The payoff is also crystal clear: access, friends when you need them, useful information, textures and colors that make a hunting trip truly epic. Well, unless you shoot like me. Free info pack: Access maps, Discounts, Prizes I learned most of these lessons in the Ringneck Nation of Huron, South Dakota and so can you. Go to HuntHuronSD.com and request a free information pack and you’re entered to win one of three hunting trip prize packages. See you there.

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