GFP Commission Holds November Meeting
November 10, 2025PIERRE, S.D. – The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) Commission held their November meeting at the GFP Outdoor Campus in Rapid City November 7 and 8.
FINALIZATIONS
Custer State Park Buffalo Season
The Commission approved making Custer State Park (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 finalization sets a maximum number of licenses at:
- 15 Trophy Buffalo Licenses; and,
- 30 Non-Trophy Buffalo Licenses.
Annual license allocation will be determined by forage and herd health conditions.
The Commission then set the 2026 and 2027 CSP Bison license allocation, which will include 12 Trophy Buffalo licenses and 25 Non-Trophy Buffalo licenses.
This would increase the Trophy Buffalo allocation by 2 and Non-Trophy Buffalo allocation by 5 from the 2025 season.
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. CT on November 30.
The next GFP Commission meeting will be held in Pierre December 4-5.
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