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Plenty of nice walleyes and perch were caught in the last week.
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Plenty of nice walleyes and perch were caught in the last week.

A slate of outdoor bills is making its way through the South Dakota Legislature.
Some of them failed quickly, while others are still waiting for their first committee hearing. As of February 5, here

Plenty of walleyes and perch were caught this past week as the weather has been fairly stable.

It seems like the perch bite has really started to take off.

South Dakota lawmakers will again weigh whether the state should require hunting and fishing guides to be licensed as the state’s annual winter bill-making session is under way.
It’s a debate that’s resurfaced as

The bite has definitely been influenced by the weather of late.

The walleye and perch bite has been pretty good lately, especially when using tip-ups for the walleye.

The cooling trend definitely has helped the ice and there’s plenty of fish being caught right now. The more stable the weather has been, the better the bite.

The number of duck hunters in South Dakota has been declining. So, state wildlife officials have drafted another three-year waterfowl hunting-access plan to help retain seasoned hunters and call in new ones.
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