Rooster Road Trip XV Ep. 4 | Leks & Longtails | 2024 Public Land North Dakota Upland Hunt

Roughly 13,000 years ago, a continental ice sheet began to disintegrate and its meltwaters created the massive proglacial Lake Agassiz. At its peak, this lake was larger than all of the Great Lakes combined. But what does a giant dried-up ancient lake have to do with the Rooster Road Trip?
The Red River Valley consists of the lakebed of Lake Agassiz and that happens to be where we found ourselves on the last day of the trip. This area has been considered one of the most productive agricultural regions in the world, and nearly all land in the valley on both sides of the Red River has been converted from the original tall-grass prairie to cropland - but not all of it.
University of North Dakota professor and Pheasants Forever National Board Member, Dr. Susan Felege, joined us for the day’s hunt as we navigated cattails, lowlands, more cattails, and raised beaches that marked the former boundaries of Lake Agassiz.
With Susan by our side, we were quickly enrolled in a masterclass on prairie grouse. And in between cautionary history lessons and bold goals for the future of the area, we successfully moved around a few sharptails and Susan was able to bag her first limit of Grand Forks pheasants. It was truly a day to remember.
The Rooster Road Trip is made possible by: Ruff Land Kennels, Browning firearms, Orvis apparel and dog products, Garmin training collars and watches, SoundGear hearing protection and enhancement, Federal Ammunition, Irish Setter boots, and YETI coolers and storage.
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[@ModCarn]

What a great episode that shows not only some excellent hunting for sharpies and roosters, but tells the story of these important grasslands that are home to 75+ species of birds. Thanks for sharing PF/QF!

[@BrokenBarBox]

This was a terrific series. Thank you.

[@rockydabull1711]

Great stuff. Very educational! Already looking forward to next year’s Roadtrip!

[@mikest.pierre8603]

St.Pierre! Oui! Oui! I'm a St.Pierre!!! 😆 👍👊

[@jonaholson1583]

is that a poodle?

[@susanfelege303]

It is an Australian Labradoodle.