FISHING
Slime, Blood, Fur, Feathers
My alarm woke me up earlier than I was used to, but on this day I needed to wake up with the fishes to check out the local fish market. Live eels, snakes, frogs, fowl, and much more, the wet market--a...
Posted on 3/24/12 at 9:04 AM
Ice Conditions for Southeast S.D. Jan. 2
Below is an ice conditions report for some of the lakes in Southeast South Dakota sent out by GF&P. Conditions right now are extremely dangerous and ice is unstable at best. On Lake Mitchell a lar...
Posted on 1/2/12 at 2:13 PM
Areavoices Digest #35 - Father's Day blogs
His words resonated through the 1990's. UH, UH, UH...More Power! I couldn't help but grunt Tim the Toolman's wordsto myself today (quietly....I didn't want my co-workers to think I was odd....any mor...
Posted on 6/15/11 at 12:54 PM
SD MISSOURI RIVER FISHING/HUNTING REPORT – August 27, 2010
SD MISSOURI RIVER FISHING/HUNTING REPORT August 27, 2010 Provided by: Great Lakes of SD Tourism Association Karen Kern, Executive Director karen@sdgreatlakes.org When youre fishing in Centr...
Posted on 8/27/10 at 10:40 AM
GOP continues to press Herseth Sandlin about her GF&P list request
Just received this from the Blake Curd campaign: U.S. House Candidate Blake Curd To Hold Press Conference PIERRE – U.S. House Candidate, doctor and U.S. Air Force veteran Blake Curd will hold a...
Posted on 1/12/10 at 10:47 AM
Mitchell fishing tournament registering now 
The 27th annual Poormans Fishing Tournament is set to take place June 10 at Lake Mitchell.
By Sports staff , May 15, 2012
New Lake Mitchell fishing pier is handicap accessible 
By Chris Huber , May 13, 2012
Bon Homme tourism group gaining steam 
When Tim Peterson spends some time Tuesday fishing with Dave Carlson of the TV show “Northland Adventures,” it’s likely he won’t miss the chance to plug southeast South Dakota and Bon Homme County in particular.
By Korrie Wenzel , May 05, 2012
Grandkids — The Good, the Bad and the Ugly 
It seems like just yesterday I became Grandpa Roger. Now Sam, the oldest, is 15. I well remember the pre-grandpa days. Friends would dig photos out of a purse or billfold and brag about these precocious urchins. I’d think to myself, “Get a life!” Since then times have changed. Now these photos are stored on cell phones.
By Roger Wiltz , April 25, 2012
Warm weather boosts fishing license sales 
SIOUX FALLS (AP) — The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Department has sold more than twice as many annual resident fishing licenses than it did at this point last year thanks to an unseasonably warm spring.
April 17, 2012
WILTZ: Of late, my duck hunting has been on the back burner, and here’s why 
The early April fishing on Francis Case Reservoir has been phenomenal. I firmly believe that years from now, we’ll be talking about the fishing in 2011 and 2012. While the window for walleyes thus far has been open for the 15-20 minutes that follow sundown, smallmouth bass and northern pike have hit with abandon all day.
By Roger Wiltz , April 17, 2012
Sports Briefs 4-14 
Today's sports briefs
By Sports Staff , April 13, 2012
Paddlefish snagging set at Lake Francis Case, first in 30 years 
Restocking efforts have paid off with a rebuilt fish population in the lake.
April 10, 2012
Missouri walleye plentiful despite drop in baitfish 
Anglers taking advantage of this year’s mild spring are snagging plenty of walleye from the Missouri River despite a drop in the number of baitfish caused by last year’s flooding, a state fisheries biologist said.
By DIRK LAMMERS , April 09, 2012
WILTZ: Our ancestors needed their guns 
Because so many anglers have successfully fished open water throughout our mild winter, I can’t go into my usual “the fishing season will soon be upon us” mode.
By Roger Wiltz , April 03, 2012
WILTZ: Trying to make my life healthier 
It is a fairly common practice for hunting outfitters to rank their hunts on a 1 through 5 scale with regard to physical exertion, stamina and strength.
By Roger Wiltz , March 13, 2012
WILTZ: With a world to feed, what will become of our hunting? 
Walt Bones, the South Dakota decretary of agriculture, was the keynote speaker at the recent Wagner Rotary Club “Farmers Night.”
By Roger Wiltz , March 06, 2012
SD GF&P briefs: Changes proposed for special buck tags 
PIERRE — The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks commission has proposed two changes to licenses available for the West River special buck hunting season.
January 25, 2012
WILTZ: Part I of the Texas adventure 
There I was on the floor of the Dallas Convention Center discussing a tuskless elephant hunt with a Zimbabwe professional hunter. Was I crazy?
By Roger Wiltz , January 25, 2012
Deadline extended to register for Pierre fishing event 
PIERRE (AP) — Organizers of the Pierre Winter Fishing Weekend have extended the deadline to register online.
January 24, 2012
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