The Truth About Prairie Whitetail Dakota whitetail. Just the name inspires images of big boned, heavy racked deer standing alert at the edge of a cottonwood bluff while the last vestiges of yet another spectacular prairie sunset fade overhead. But is there really such a creature or is this simply a fabrication of our imagination bordering on elitism. After all, big-bodied whitetails have been taken throughout North America.
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South Dakota Mtn. Lion Season Opens Jan 1 12/29/08
The 2009 mountain lion hunting season will begin on January 1st. The season will have two major changes, including licensed landowners being able to harvest lions on their own land outside the Black Hills Fire Protection District year round with the 2009 Mountain Lion license. [Comments?]
South Dakota Private Land Hunting Available 10/29/08
An opportunity for hunters interested in finding places to hunt antlerless deer can be accessed at the S.D. Game, Fish and Parks Department Web site. [Comments?]
North Dakota Restricts Transport of Game Meat 09/22/08
The 2008 proclamation establishing guidelines for transporting deer, elk and moose carcasses and carcass parts into North Dakota is now in effect as a precaution against the possible spread of chronic wasting disease into the state. [Comments?]
South Dakota HuntSAFE Course 06/11/08
The S.D. Game, Fish and Parks Department will be offering a HuntSAFE course for women on July 8, 10 and 12. [Comments?]
South Dakota GFPC Discuss Changes to Mtn. Lion Season 05/21/08
The S.D. Game, Fish and Parks Commission is considering major revisions to the state's mountain lion hunting season. The commission approved the season proposal at its May meeting at the State Game Lodge at Custer State Park. [Comments?]
South Dakota Reduces Elk Licenses for 2008 04/21/08
Reacting to the success of a management plan designed to reduce the size of the Black Hills elk herd, the S.D. Game, Fish and Parks Commission approved a 2008 hunting season that offers fewer elk licenses. [Comments?]
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Elk Scouting, Calling and Hunting All of us know the feeling when you have made that perfect shot on a big elk. The rush of emotions run wild and you can't help but give a loud shout to the hunting gods. We also know the feeling when weeks of scouting and hunting end with a tan hind quarter running the wrong direction. Either way it all starts with the early season scout.
