Lake Preston South Dakota is right in the center of some of the best fishing in the country. Close by are Lake Thompson which is great fishing for walleyes and perch, Lake Henry, which is connect to Thompson when the water is high, for walleyes. Then there is also Whitewood lake which is really great for perch in the winter.

Lake Thompson in South Dakota is one of the premier fishing lakes around and has a very nice state recreation area where you can rent RV and camping spaces. They also have some small cabins for rent.

Union County Lakes GPS Coordinates

Goodenough, Lake Jefferson 42.57 -96.56
Mud Lake Jefferson 42.54 -96.53

Union County has more lakes so go check out the rest of the Union county lakes and all of the GPS coordinates for all of the lakes in Eastern South Dakota.

I doubt that whitetail hunting has been this good in SD for a long time. Bring your hunting bows and give some of the whitetail, mule deer, antelope and elk hunting in South Dakota a try. You’ll be glad you did when you go home with a trophy. If you need some local deer hunting tips just ask in the hunting forum and the guys will be more than happy to help.

Bow hunting for deer has been good during this falls south dakota archery hunt. There are some nice pics of deer caught by camera in the hunting forum at Eastern South Dakota Hunting Forum. Whether your hunting horn or just hunting deer for the meat south dakota deer hunting is great. Deer and deer hunting is what it’s all about.

A little about bow hunting in general as this sport is getting more popular every year.

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.

A GPS is a Global Positioning System that is made primarily for navigational purposes. They work off a network of satellites that are placed into orbit by the United States Government. The best part about a GPS system is that because they operate off satellite, they can be used in any weather conditions at any hour of the day.

The satellites will circle the earth twice during the day and transmit signal information to Earth. The signals can then be used to calculate the user’s exact location by implementing triangulation and pinpointing exact spots. Triangulation means that the GPS receiver must be locked into three spots before a calculation of longitude and latitude can be displayed.

If you are a newbie to the sport of fishing you need to know some tips and the basic rules of fishing. These newbie fishing tips are for you.

Fishing is an ancient practice. It dates back nearly 10,000 years. A number of various techniques and traditions have been used during fishing’s progression and newbies always wonder what’s going on. Modern technological developments have changed the way people fish, but many of the same rules, regulations, and social norms involving fishing remain.

Always practice good stewardship of our ponds, lakes rivers and streams when you are fishing. Remember that these waterways were around thousands of years before you and will remain long after you are gone. You can make a conscious decision to leave the areas in which people fish in better condition than when you found it. Take care of our lakes, rivers, and other waterways so that others will enjoy these areas also. Practicing certain behaviors will ensure that you are taking good care of the places where people fish.

In one way or another, we have all had contact with the work or read about the life of the famous American writer Ernest Hemingway. We certainly don’t associate Hemingway with Africa hunting expeditions or wilderness.

Those who know a bit about the man have read of swashbuckling tales of drinking, bull fighting and hard living. We knew him as an avid sportsman who even penned one of his great books, The Sun Also Rises, around the annual running of the bulls in Spain.

In my opinion canned hunting isn’t ethical at all. Canned hunting is effectively trophy hunting a trapped animal. A canned hunt is a type of hunt that involves the hunter being promised a kill by a hunting agency or governing body.

The hunt usually takes place on the land that the host of the hunt, whether a hunting agency or private party, captures an animal and releases it in a generally enclosed area to be killed by the hunter. The enclosed area tends to be a small secure area so that the kill comes rather easily to the hunter.

This is one of the reasons I never went on a buffalo hunt out in Western South Dakota. It just doesn’t seem right, or sporting, to me to kill an animal that has no chance of escape. A hunt that relies on no skills at all isn’t a hunt, it’s just a kill and under those conditions a 5 year old could do it. Canned hunting is not a good thing.

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Like most warring factions, these two groups will stop at nothing to continue with their ideals. One can’t typically pick a side on the issue of hunting without knowing the issue itself. It is important, to get as much information on turkey hunting as possible to make an informed decision.

Turkey hunting is all about luring the birds out into the open and shooting them with a bow and arrow or with a shotgun. Few actually hunt turkeys with a rifle. Many people prefer the bow and arrow because it brings a great deal of tradition to the hunt.

You can hunt turkeys in the spring and in the fall but you need a permit or license if you are going to hunt turkeys. The spring and fall permits, however, are different. The spring permit allows you to hunt in a specific area during one of the 5-day turkey hunting periods but this varies by state.

In the fall, your permit will enable you to hunt any day during the season, as long as it is within the zone listed on the permit. Once again this does vary by local state turkey hunting laws so check the laws in your area.

Successful turkey hunting takes a lot of patience. Spring hunting involves less patience, as you make hen turkey sounds to try to get a gobbler to come to you. Turkeys don’t mate in the fall, though, so you will have to patiently engage in stand hunting. Stand hunting involves finding a spot and then waiting for the turkey to come to you.

It is definitely tedious and costly to give each one a present this Christmas. Why not be different this time and give one Perfect Christmas Gift for the family to share? Since most families tend to share the same interests and perhaps the same level of likes and dislikes, it is in this premise that you can derive a grand idea on what to give to them – on a per family basis.

If the family that you are planning to give Christmas present to is fond of camping, then a camping gadget or a particular camping tool can best do the job! What about thos who are health and fitness buffs? Or those who love to have fun in the sun?

In this way, you get to save and cut your budget and at the same time give joy not just to one person, but the whole family! Read on for more Best Gift Idea for your family and friends.

There is a ton of great fishing in South Dakota but most people don’t realize it. They think SD just has great pheasant hunting but the fishing is as good as the hunting, if not better.

One of the things that hard to find in SD is lake view real estate. When I was looking for a house or cabin in Eastern SD I was shocked to find that with all the lakes they have their was very little real estate available. Naturally I wanted it on a good fishing lake too.

I never did find a house on a lake lot that I was interested in but I did find that there were lake lots for sale on Lake Thompson. Lake Thompson is close to both Lake Preston and DeSmet SD and it’s one of the premier lakes for fishing walleyes and perch.

In the end I got my lake view real estate but I had to build a new house on the lake lot, I was very happy when my lake home was completed and I could do a lot of fishing in SD.

If you’re looking for SD Real Estate with a view of the lake or you just want a good SD fishing report check out the two links. You will be glad you did as real estate is cheap and the freshwater lake fishing is magnificent.