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Spring turkey hunt / trail ride in eastern custer county.

Started by numb41, March 13, 2011, 12:26:31 PM

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numb41

Hey guys,  I am planning on a long weekend with my boys.  Would like to explore the french creek/cheyenne river area.  Hunting turkeys is the excuse to go riding around.  Has anybody ridden this area?   

Bogus Jim

This is a route I have ridden a couple times... but it is all two-lane or gravel, no trails. Probably not what you're looking for. It's just a nice route to avoid most of the tourist traffic in the summer.

RC - Buffalo Gap

There is an unmaintained road south of Hot Springs where you can cross the Cheyenne, although maybe not in the spring (water too high). I don't have GPS coords but search Google Maps for "Rocky Ford, SD" and you will find it.

A couple pics from that ride last July...

Looking back at the entrance to the world-famous Rocky Ford road.



Coffe Flats School House, recently restored.



If you crash on the way down to the river, these guys are waiting to pick your carcass.



Also, when I was wading out to check the depth, I saw a badger swimming across the Cheyenne. I'm pretty sure it was not a normal badger, it was a genetically-modified man-eating badger. So make this crossing at your own risk. Vultures, badgers, deep ruts, and deep water.  ;D



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