
In South Dakota, nonresident waterfowl hunting issue coming to a head
Some resident hunters fear the commercialization of waterfowl hunting in the state, while some business interests want more nonresident hunters and their money in South Dakota.

Some resident hunters fear the commercialization of waterfowl hunting in the state, while some business interests want more nonresident hunters and their money in South Dakota.

Turkey hunters are allowed two bearded turkeys per year in most of the state. But in far northern Maine, hunters can take only one. And the state rotates legal hunting weeks based on hunters’ year

DEC: Waterfowl hunting seasons provide diverse opportunities across the state.

Licenses will be available for two concurrent elk seasons in Kittson County’s central (zone 20) and northeast (zone 30) zones.

Chronic wasting disease sampling in 2016 turns up 25 positive cases, all in the area of DMA 2 — the only area of the state where CWD has been detected in the wild.

The 2017 total compares with the statewide turkey harvest of 15,484 in 2016.

Includes amendments to add rules for shooting ranges on wildlife management areas and to adopt a new section to prohibit the use of drones on state WMAs.

Disease has never been found in the wild here, and if the continued surveillance through next fall’s seasons shows the same result, no CWD in the wild, the surveillance program will end.

Rainy weekends dampen gobbler hunter’s spirits but not his resolve.
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