South Dakota flush with optimism as pheasant season nears
Associated Press
October 7, 2021
With possible record pheasant numbers this year, officials expect businesses will flourish
South Dakota Game Fish and Parks Department
Survey indicates South Dakota pheasant numbers up sharply
Associated Press
August 31, 2018
State agency reports 47 percent increase from last year.
Overharvesting trophy catfish in South Dakota’s James River?
Associated Press
July 2, 2018
Officials will spend about 1,200 hours researching channel cats over the next two years.
South Dakota agency: Two-thirds of whitetail fawns survive
Associated Press
June 19, 2018
Study also helps department determine how many deer tags to allocate for hunting seasons.
South Dakota teen kills mountain lion that attacked animals
Associated Press
October 2, 2017
CUSTER, S.D. — A South Dakota teenager has killed a mountain lion that attacked several animals on his family’s property in the southwest part of the state. The Rapid City Journal reports the mountain lion
South Dakota to release fewer deer hunting licenses
Associated Press
May 9, 2017
South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Department wants to cut the number of deer hunting licenses and tags available for the next two years by more than 10,000.
South Dakota national forest doubles as crucial grazing grounds
Associated Press
May 9, 2017
The relationship between national forests and ranchers in the West has been long and profitable for both parties.
Study: Hunting, fishing contribute heavily to recreation’s economic boom in South Dakota
Associated Press
April 14, 2017
Hunters spent more than $682.7 million and anglers spent over $271.3 million. Trappers, wildlife viewers and boaters were also big spenders with a combined contribution of almost $140 million.
South Dakota limiting access to ‘private’ lakes
Associated Press
April 10, 2017
March decision that neither outdoors enthusiasts nor private landowners have the right to the water has reintroduced uncertainty into an already complex problem of how South Dakota’s non-meandered lakes should be used.
