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    October 18, 2014
    Finding funding for pheasant habitat
    Paul Coughlin talks about the landscape in South Dakota as if it were a radiant, elaborate painting. The 47-year-old Aberdeen native has lived in the state his entire life. While growing up, he developed a passion for the outdoors. "I really enjoyed hunting and fishing, but I really...
    outdoors / huntingOctober 18, 2014 - 7:25am
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    October 10, 2014
    SD state parks division honors Snake Creek district with innovation award
    SPEARFISH — Park staff at District 6, based out of Snake Creek Recreation Area near Platte, were recognized with the 2014 Innovation Award at the South Dakota Division of Parks and Recreation’s annual meeting held recently in Spearfish. The team improved accessibility to the...
    outdoorsOctober 10, 2014 - 6:40am
    October 3, 2014
    SD panel proposes big game application fee hike
    PIERRE (AP) — A state hunting regulatory commission has proposed doubling the nonrefundable fee for big game license applications. The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Commission proposed increasing the nonrefundable fee from $5 to $10. The fee applies to licenses for elk,...
    outdoors / huntingOctober 3, 2014 - 5:26pm
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    Invasive quagga mussels found in SD reservoir
    By Kevin Burbach PIERRE (AP) — The larva of an invasive mussel species closely related the zebra mussel has been found for the first time in South Dakota, in a reservoir in the Black Hills, state officials said Friday. The quagga mussel, a small invasive mollusk, was identified...
    outdoorsOctober 3, 2014 - 5:02pm
    GF&P commission proposes fewer spring turkey tags
    PIERRE (AP) — Turkey hunters would be able to bag about 800 fewer birds this spring and without using bait stations under proposed rule changes by the South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks commission. Commission members proposed the changes Thursday at their October...
    outdoors / huntingOctober 3, 2014 - 4:56pm
    October 2, 2014
    SD officials ask hunters to help prevent fires
    PIERRE (AP) — South Dakota officials are asking people who will participate in this fall's hunting season to be diligent in preventing and detecting fires. South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Department officials say grass and woody plants will become more combustible as they...
    outdoors / huntingOctober 2, 2014 - 7:56am
    Salmon station open for egg collection near Gettysburg
    GETTYSBURG (AP) — The Whitlock Bay Salmon Spawning Station near Gettysburg has opened for the season, but officials say gathering enough adult salmon for egg collection could be challenging due to the long-term effects of the 2011 flood. Robert Hanten is a fisheries biologist...
    outdoors / fishingOctober 2, 2014 - 7:54am
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    September 28, 2014
    Fish Lake celebrates 100 years
    PLANKINTON — Golf, at its core, is a simple game. And it's remained that way for the last century at Fish Lake Country Club. The club, located almost halfway between Plankinton and Mount Vernon off Old Highway 16, celebrated 100 years on Saturday with a golf tournament for...
    news / stateSeptember 28, 2014 - 10:23pm
    September 25, 2014
    AmeriCorps NCCC serves in North Point Recreation Area
    LAKE ANDES -- An AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps team is serving in the North Point Recreation Area from Monday until Nov.
    outdoorsSeptember 25, 2014 - 6:05pm
    GF&P battles bullheads in Bear Butte Lake
    STURGIS (AP) — A bullhead battle is brewing under Bear Butte Lake in western South Dakota. The 215-acre reservoir east of Sturgis is known for bullheads, which aren't good to eat but many anglers like to fish for them anyway. The catfish relatives have overwhelmed the fishery...
    outdoors / fishingSeptember 25, 2014 - 10:27am
    September 22, 2014
    SD authorities kill 3 mountain lions in September
    RAPID CITY (AP) — Law enforcement officers in South Dakota have killed three mountain lions so far in September. Two of the felines had killed farm animals and the third one wandered near a Black Hills business, according to the state Game, Fish & Parks Department. Officials...
    outdoorsSeptember 22, 2014 - 6:59am
    September 12, 2014
    State parks predict record camping year
    More campers are flocking to South Dakota's state-run campgrounds, and state officials predict 2014 will be another record year. So far, this year is up 5 percent over 2013 — which is the record year — for the number of nights the state's 4,190 campsites have been occupied....
    news / localSeptember 12, 2014 - 3:54pm
    September 11, 2014
    Fish problem addressed with poison in Lake Yankton
    YANKTON (AP) — Wildlife officials have used poison to kill all the fish in Lake Yankton in southeastern South Dakota to remove undesirable species such as carp. Flooding in 2011 caused Missouri River water to backfill into the lake just west of Yankton and led to an increasing...
    outdoors / fishingSeptember 11, 2014 - 10:34am
    September 8, 2014
    New shooting complex opens near Pierre, Ft. Pierre
    PIERRE (AP) — A shooting complex that's been in the works since 2005 has just opened near Pierre and Fort Pierre. The state says the Lower Oahe Downstream Shooting Complex has averaged nearly 24,000 users annually since 2002 when the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Department...
    news / stateSeptember 8, 2014 - 2:42pm
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