Its interesting reading the responses to the link. I would have to say that Watertown is as close to a perfect destination as there could be. Aberdeen is ok, but Sand Lake is obviously well known and gets quite a bit of pressure, but you dont have to drive far from there to get into a ton of pheasants, thats where I usually head for pheasant opener. The pheasants are around Watertown, you just gotta look for them. With all the water in Codington, Day, etc, its obvious that there is a ton of waterfowl that use the area. Watertown is a great place to live, but I could be a little bit biased in my opinion. Oh yeah, and the bucks do get pretty big. Did I mention anything about fishing? :beer: Sorry I didnt get a chance to respond to the first one, so I figured I would give my two cents now. Qwack, do you have connections in Watertown? Just curious...