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Mar

7 Mar | Thursday

Smithsonian Exhibition Coming to Fort Sisseton Historic State Park

FORT SISSETON HISTORIC STATE PARK - Every day, Americans are hard at work on farms, factories, in homes, or at desks keeping communities thriving. Fort Sisseton State Historical Park, in cooperation with the Fort Sisseton Commission, will explore the professions and the people that sustain American society when it hosts “The Way We Worked,” a Smithsonian Institution traveling exhibition.

1 Mar | Friday

GFP March Commission Updates

Nest Predator Bounty Program
Extension of Trapping Dates on Public Lands
Rule Proposal to Allow for Free Hunting Licenses, Park Entrance Licenses
Hunt for Habitat - 3 Super Tag Packages
Bighorn Sheep Season Proposed; Mountain Goat Season Finalized
CSP Antlerless Elk Season Closure Proposed
West River Whitetail Special Buck Licenses Proposed
Mickelson Trail and Park Entrance Exemptions
Changes to Specialized State Park Land Use Proposed

GFP News: Live Trap Giveaway Program Launches

Today, the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) launched a live trap giveaway program as part of Governor Noem's Second Century Initiative to help get individuals and families involved in trapping.