South Dakota wildlife officials aim for a pre-hunting season pronghorn population of 58,000 to 79,000. The 2024 pre-season estimate was about 35,000, well below that range.
Some residents of the state want to turn those numbers around, and one facet of the pronghorn management equation is fences. Some South Dakotans are volunteering to replace sheep fences with a pronghorn-friendly alternative.
