Dakota Hotspots Member Trophy Room

Duane 2006 Black Hills Elk Hunt 6x6

By: Mike Pankratz - Oct. 03, 2006

My father, Duane shot his elk first day of elk season in South Dakota, Oct 1st.

China Golden Takin Hunt

By: Mike Pankratz - Apr. 24, 2006

I found some more photo?s of my father's latest trip to China. This animal is called the Golden Takin. I think he said that he shot it at 50 - 70 yards with his 7MM Ultra Mag. The animal weighs around 700 lbs.

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Typical 5X5 2005

By: Lance Pankratz - Dec. 21, 2005

The first blizzard of 2005 brought some excitement this winter. The hunting was very hard this year, with about 15 inches of snow and 50 MPH winds.

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2005 S.D. East River Deer

By: Mike Pankratz - Nov. 29, 2005

The whitetail gods were on my side this year.

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2005 Black Hills 6 X 6 Elk

By: Lance Pankratz - Oct. 04, 2005

I went to the Black Hills this weekend to hunt elk with the rifle. This guy walked out with about 30 cows in the timber, 200 yards away the second morning of the hunt.

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2005 South Dakota Archery Antelope

By: Lance Pankratz - Sep. 29, 2005

Well, after three years of trying, I finally got lucky enough to bag one of these elusive creatures. Trying this with a bow and arrow is a whole new game.

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Canada Pike and Walleye Fishing

By: Lance Pankratz - Sep. 20, 2005

I went to Canada fishing last weekend with a bunch of guys associated with Alltech. We stayed at Eagles Nest Lodge North West of Winnipeg on the Manitoba and Ontario border and had a great time.

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South Dakota Archery Paddlefish

By: Mike Pankratz - Jul. 13, 2005

Spent a good day outdoors yesterday archery paddle fishing, never tried it before so I thought I?d give it a shot. I was very lucky to get one and found out how difficult this type of bow hunting is.

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