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Unlimited tags still allowed for non-resident bowhunters on private land

Eastern South Dakota needs more deer. That’s according to the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Department, whose commission voted at its May meeting to decrease the number of East River white-tailed deer licenses that will be available to hunters for the second consecutive year. About 26,200 deer licenses will be available for the 2021 season, which is about 400 fewer than 2020. GFP officials have worked to increase the number of deer in the southeast since the early 2000s, as a decreased am...

For South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks, its more like a deer caught on trail camera. As part of an ongoing project between GFP and researchers at the University of Montana, about 360 trail cameras have been set in the Black Hills and parts of northwestern South Dakota. Using both motion sensor and timer technology, the two-year long project has resulted in millions of photos for researchers to sort through in search of white-tailed deer and elk. And while the goal isnt to just capture cute an...

Custer State Park could see more elk as result of lion hunt WINNER -- John Kanta, the regional wildlife supervisor for western South Dakota, delivered some good news Friday to the state Game, Fish and Parks Commission about results of the 2013 hunting season for mountain lions in the Black Hills. Written By: news@mitchellrepublic.com | × WINNER -- John Kanta, the regional wildlife supervisor for western South Dakota, delivered some good news Friday to the state Game, Fish and Par...