• Wildlife Diversity Small Grant Proposals Being Accepted  
• Funding Available for Trails
• View Snowmobile Trails with Trail Cameras

PIERRE, S.D. – Earlier today, the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) Commission unanimously passed a new deer license allocation proposal that would allow a hunter to apply for two of the six deer seasons in the first draw. These seasons include: East River/Special Buck, West River/Special Buck, Black Hills, Muzzleloader, Refuge and Custer State Park. Special Buck license holders would be limited to one additional application in the first draw as long as that application was not valid for the same season as their Special Buck license.

• Game, Fish and Park Offers Summer Employment Opportunities
• Oakwood Lakes State Park to Host Winter Events

PIERRE, S.D. – February 16 is the first day to make camping reservations for a Friday, May 17, arrival – the State Parks’ Open House Weekend and traditional kick-off to the summer season.

• The Great Backyard Bird Count Returns Feb. 15-18
• Game, Fish and Parks Accepting Proposals for Roy Lake Resort Concession Operator

The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks will host public open houses to provide information and awareness on Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in deer and elk herds within the state.

• 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

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.

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. 

PIERRE, S.D. – Several state park and public water access areas near Sioux Falls are closed due to flooding along the Big Sioux River.

PIERRE, S.D. – A portion of Lake Vermillion Recreation Area near Canistota is closed due to flooding.

PIERRE, S.D. – Beginning in April, the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) will launch a series of Live Trapping 101 classes to provide education on trapping wildlife; primarily nest predators like red fox, striped skunk, badgers, raccoons and opossums.

PIERRE, S.D. – Earlier today, the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) closed Lake Herman State Park near Madison due to flooding. Water is currently running over the entrance road, which is the only way to access the park. The park will reopen when waters recede and the area is useable.

PIERRE, S.D. – High water has closed Lake Campbell Public Water Access (PWA) south of Brookings and Lake Sinai PWA southwest of Volga. Both areas will remain closed until water recedes.

PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) officials have re-opened the following areas:

Earlier today, the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) began notifying some participants of the Live Trap Giveaway Program that they can now pick up the traps they registered for on March 1.

PIERRE, S.D. - The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) announced today that the Big Sioux River, Split Rock Creek, Skunk Creek and their tributaries in Minnehaha, Lincoln and Union counties have reopened to recreational use. 

PIERRE, S.D. – High water has closed Lake Whitewood Public Water Access (PWA) south of Lake Preston. The boat ramp has received minor damage and will require repairs before it is re-opened.

• Public Asked to Report Dead Deer
• Sarranen Public Water Access Area on Lake Poinsett Closed

The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks will conduct a prescribed fire at Lake Henry, east of the city of Scotland in the coming weeks when conditions permit.

The South Dakota Legislative Interim Rules Review Committee has rejected the rule amendment to allow trapping on public lands and improved road rights-of-ways beyond May 1. The Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) Commission had previously adopted this extension in April.

PIERRE, S.D. - The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Commission will be holding a teleconference meeting on May 23 at 8 a.m. CDT.

• No Wake Zone on Lake Thompson
• Kayak and Canoe Enthusiast Should Be Aware of Hidden Dangers
• GFP Commission Finalizes Extending Trap Dates,Hunt For Habitat Licenses, and Free Park Entrance Rules.

• Lake Alvin Closed to Swimming
• Lake Mitchell Declared a No Wake Zone
• Rising Water on Lake Francis Case Impacts GFP Areas
• Use Caution at Lake Oahe's Bush's Landing Road

• Continuous CRP Enrollment to Start June 3
• Labor Day Camping Reservations in State Parks Open Soon
• Fort Sisseton Annual Historical Festival This Weekend

PIERRE, S.D. – High water has caused South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Secretary Kelly Hepler to declare a temporary "no wake zone" on McCook Lake in Union County.

• No Wake Zone Declared for Turner County's Swan Lake
• Good Earth State Park to Host Summer Concert Series
• GFP Reminds Anglers How to Legally Transport Fish

PIERRE, S.D. – The deadline to apply for the six most popular firearm deer hunting seasons is fast approaching.

• Traditions Hold Strong at 42nd Annual Fort Sisseton Historical Festival
• Lake Lakota Closed to Swimming until Further Notice
• Game, Fish and Parks Extending Prospectus Deadline for the Solicitation of a Roy Lake Resort Concession Operator

• Lake Alvin, Lake Lakota Re-Open for Swimming
• Mirror Lakes Access Road Temporarily Closed
• Norton Named Brook Brown Boating Officer of the Year

• Tabor Lakeside Use Area Inaccessible Due to Road Closure
• Prairie Dog Control Programs Available
• Roadside Mowing: Hold off until after July 10