GFP Commission Holds October Meeting

October 10, 2025

PIERRE, S.D. – The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) Commission held their October meeting at the Beeler Community Center in Lemmon, October 9.

PROPOSALS

Custer State Park Buffalo Season

At their September meeting the Commission accepted a petition desiring an increase in the percentage of resident licenses offered for Custer State Park (CSP) bison tags. This petition has now become an official proposal and will continue through the rule promulgation process.

The proposal would make CSP Trophy Bison and Non-Trophy Bison licenses available with 60% of licenses available for residents only in the first draw, then the remaining 40% of the licenses available to both residents and nonresidents for the first draw.

The proposal would also set a maximum number of licenses at:

• 15 Trophy Buffalo Licenses; and,
• 30 Non-Trophy Buffalo Licenses.

Annual license allocation would be determined by forage and population conditions. Previously the allocation allowed for a maximum of 10 Trophy Buffalo licenses and 20 Non-Trophy Buffalo licenses.

Public Comments Being Accepted

To hear the discussion on these proposals, audio from the meeting is available through South Dakota Public Broadcasting and will soon be available on the GFP website as part of the meeting archive. 

To see these proposals in their entirety, visit gfp.sd.gov/commission/information.

To be included in the public record and to be considered by the Commission, comments must include a full name and city of residence and be submitted by 11:59 p.m. CDT on November 2.

The next GFP Commission meeting will be held in Rapid City on November 6.

 

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