Conservation
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Wildlife/Fisheries Management Plans
Plans Up for Revision
The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) is reviewing and revising the 2025 Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Action Plan.
The CWD Action Plan assesses the risk of the disease for cervid populations in South Dakota, including deer and elk, ways to address the disease, and future management steps that may be taken if populations dictate.
The draft CWD Action Plan can be found online here.
Individuals interested in the CWD Action Plan for South Dakota may provide suggestions and comments on the revised action plan by December 22, 2025. Written comments must be received by the deadline and include your full name and city of residence. Comments can be sent to 523 E. Capitol Ave., Pierre, S.D. 57501, or submitted at gfp.sd.gov/forms/positions/.
Current Fisheries Management Plans
Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Management Issues and Priorities Planning Document
Black Hills Fisheries Priorities
Missouri River Fisheries Priorities
Northeast Fisheries Priorities
Southeast Fisheries Priorities
West River Fisheries Priorities
Statewide Fisheries Priorities
Fisheries Reports and Management Documents
Aquatic Invasive Species Strategic Management Plan
Statewide Fisheries Plan
Black Hills Fisheries Management Plan 2020-2024
Northeast Fisheries Management Plan 2019-2023
Southeast Fisheries Management Plan 2019-2023
West River Fisheries Management Plan 2019-2023
Missouri River Management Plans 2019-2023
Pallid Sturgeon Management Plan
Topeka Shiner Management Plan
Current Wildlife Action Plans
Antelope/Pronghorn Action Plan
Bighorn Sheep Action Plan
Black Hills Beaver Action Plan
Bobcat Action Plan
Canada Goose Action Plan
Chronic Wasting Disease Action Plan
Deer Action Plan
Deer Management Plan
Elk Action Plan
Habitat Stamp Plan 2023-2025
Monarch Management Plan
Mountain Lion Action Plan
Prairie Grouse Action Plan
Ring-necked Pheasant Action Plan
River Otter Action Plan
South Dakota Wildlife Action Plan
Sage Grouse Action Plan
Wild Turkey Action Plan
Wildlife Damage Management Strategic Plan
Wildlife Reports and Management Documents