FAQ

FAQ

General Hunting/Fishing License Information
Q:

Does GFP license guides?

A:

GFP does not license hunting or fishing guides. No person, acting as a hunting guide, may guide any hunting activity on state-owned or managed lands, including: 

  • Game Production Areas
  • State Parks and Recreation Areas
  • Lakeside Use Areas
  • Federal land leased or under agreement to South Dakota
  • Land posted as a Game Production Area and managed for wildlife purposes
  • Waterfowl Production Areas
  • Federal Refuges
  • Private land leased or under agreement to GFP for the purpose of providing public access
  • Highways or other public rights-of-way within this state. However, the hunting guide or employees of a hunting guide may guide a hunting activity on the road right-of-way immediately adjacent to property owned or leased by the hunting guide.