**Some Photos from the Mt. Blogmore Hunt

After promising some nicer pictures than that of Karl Rove and not feeling much like typing a whole lot, below are a few photos. Click on them for slightly larger versions.

You may notice that the ground around Holabird,SD is a lot flatter than the Mt. Blogmore territory. It had been about 40 years since I had seen that rather flat area of SD. It is an area of long nearly flat horizons and for a time yesterday big blue sky filled with white clouds.

I am missing any photos of the good food provided by the Nemecs. And, not sure if I got even one photo of Kevin Woster who was probably primarily responsible for Nemecs being visited by such a collection of writing and hunting rogues. The fact that such a bunch got together is a credit to Woster and possibly a tribute to the impact of Mt. Blogmore and also a few other blogs in South Dakota.
About 15 people, hunters and non-hunters descended on the Nemecs. Todd Epp has posted a full list of the visitors. Unlike certain politician's hunting lists, this one is not a state secret and the ARGUS will not have to sue to get it.

A bunch of dogs were very happy to be out running around in the grass. After one pheasant was shot, it was proudly retrieved by two dogs..one holding the pheasant head and the other the pheasant tail. Unfortunately, I was not quick enough to get that photo.

I have put a couple more photos in the continuation. Hope you enjoy a small view of people enjoying the great outdoors in South Dakota.

AND..Kevin Woster has gotten a bunch of photos into the RC Journal Outdoors blog. Being a professional at this stuff, he does a better job of getting photographs... Take a look...
New Window LINK to RCJ "Take it Outdoors Blog" and, more on the story at Mt. Blogmore itself.
New Window LINK to Mt. Blogmore "Give Peace a Chance"

**Stay tuned, later, I hope to get some comments in here on antibiotic resistant disease and the SDPB On-Call Program discussing them.---Doug Wiken

A collection of vehicles nearly filled the Nemec yard and the occupants pretty wiell filled their kitchen and living room too.

And below are four hunters and a dog. Might include Tony Dean and his dog Dee. If I am wrong on that, corrections welcome.

Driving home last night, I noticed a jackrabbit hopping across the road. It was nearly completely white. That is a sign that the warm but windy weather during the hunt will soon be replaced by snow and frigid winds. Woster and Nemec picked a pretty good day for a hunt near the end of November and halfway between Nebraska and North Dakota.

AND... From Todd Epp's Blog

Those in attendance:

Todd Epp—SD Watch
Matt Epp—Harrisburg 7th grader and my son
Kevin Woster—Organizer, Rapid City Journal Mt. Blogmore God
Steve Sibson—Sibby Online
Pat Powers—SD War College
Jeremiah Murphy, Jr.—Lobbyist
Dan O'Brien—Novelist and bison rancher
Tony Dean—Outdoors Guru
Nic Nemec—Host and SD Democratic Party National Committeeman
Lee Schoenbeck—Former Republican legislator and master of the dogs
Jon Lauck—Author, Sen. Thune staffer
Bill Fleming—Advertising executive, blog commenter
Jon Schaff—NSU professor, SD Politics
Doug Wiken—Dakota Today
Denise Ross—The Hog House Blog
Some guy from Holabird whose name escapes me who comments on Mt. Blogmore.

http://thunewatch.squarespace.com/sdwatch/2007/11/26/the-first-annual-mt-blogmore-pheasant-hunt-part-i.html

http://tinyurl.com/28jkxk

Comments

[Nicholas Nemec]

Thanks for bring the yummy cherry bars and cookies Doug.

The area around Holabird is pretty flat and your first photo shows the least flat place in the neighborhood. There is a reason why the Chicago Northwestern/Dakota Minnesota and Eastern/Canadian Pacific chose this route for their line west across the state.