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South Dakota seeks comment on controversial mountain lion proposal

28 Comments / Discussions, Home Page News, Minnesota, National Hunting, National News, News /

The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Commission is once again at the center of a heated debate over mountain lion management, as the group considers a new proposal that would expand the use of dogs to hunt mountain lions in the Black Hills National Forest region.
The proposal is open for public comment until the commission’s next meeting in August, when a final vote is expected.

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South Dakota volunteers building better fences to benefit the state’s pronghorn

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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.

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Want more Black Hills trout fishing? Bring in the beavers

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If you’re an angler who’s spent any time trout fishing in the Black Hills, you know what makes it special: cold, clear streams, shaded banks, and pockets of deep, slow-moving pools.
But here’s the catch. Those pools are disappearing. And so are the beavers that create and maintain them. So, wildlife officials and volunteers in South Dakota are taking action. A sharp drop in beaver activity in the Black Hills has prompted the state Game, Fish and Parks Commission to advance a two-year moratorium on beaver trapping in the region.

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Can nature be nonpartisan in 2025? New nonprofit aims to make it so

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Benji Backer wants to bring political conservatives back into the environmental conversation.
The 27-year-old from Seattle recently launched a nonprofit called Nature is Nonpartisan. He did it from Belle Fourche, S.D. – the self-described geographic center of the United States (don’t forget Alaska and Hawaii!). Backer’s message is simple: Protection of the environment shouldn’t be partisan.

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Road-hunting debated as bill to expand safety zone fails in South Dakota

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A bill that sought to expand South Dakota’s hunting safety zone from 660 feet to 1,000 feet failed in the state Senate on a 29-5 vote this year in Pierre. That’s despite the bill passing the House 51-19 before the distance was amended down from 1,320 feet.
“I think this is one of the first shots toward getting rid of road hunting,” said state Sen. Larry Zikmund, a Sioux Falls Republican.
The bill aimed to increase the buffer distance where hunting and trapping are restricted.

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South Dakota bills address guides, Game, Fish & Parks oversight, more

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Hunters and anglers have good reason to watch South Dakota’s Capitol as the state’s annual bill-making session continues.
One bill would require outdoor licenses and fees to be managed by state lawmakers, and another would double the shooting safety zone around livestock and occupied buildings. Meanwhile, a few bills supported by sportsmen’s groups have already failed.

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Nonresident hunters and anglers are a revenue boon to South Dakota, and some are about to pay more

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South Dakota’s Game, Fish and Parks Department’s Wildlife Division has released year-to-date data on hunting and fishing license sales, and one thing is clear: Nonresidents bring in a lot of revenue. And with fee increases on the way, nonresidents are likely to start bringing in even more.

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South Dakota limits number of Black Hills nonresident turkey tags

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Turkey hunters venturing on an out-of-state trip for the spring season will face new challenges in South Dakota in 2025.
A recent policy shift capped the number of spring turkey-hunting licenses for nonresidents in the Black Hills. The move reduces the total number of licenses available from an unlimited pool to 2,225. Last year, the state issued 3,170 nonresident licenses under the unlimited system.

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