GFP Commission Holds January Meeting |
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PIERRE, S.D. – The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) Commission held their January Meeting at the Matthews Training Center in Pierre January 11-12. The Commission re-elected Stephanie Rissler, of Vermillion, as chairperson and Travis Bies, of Fairburn, as vice chair. Wildlife Finalizations The Commission adopted several waterfowl seasons with no change from 2023, finalizing the seasons for 2024. Those seasons are as follows:
Wildlife Proposals Nonresident Waterfowl The Commission proposed to add additional licenses to the Nonresident Waterfowl hunting seasons. The additions include:
These additions fall within the 5% yearly increases allowed in statute. Bighorn Sheep The Commission also proposed to add one bighorn sheep license to the Custer State Park Unit, and four licenses to the Hells Canyon Unit for the 2024 Bighorn hunting season. The proposal would also provide the flexibility to increase the maximum amount of licenses to 20. Elk The Commission proposed to increase the maximum licenses that could be available for all elk hunting seasons. The actual proposed licenses available for the 2024 Elk hunting seasons will be given at the March meeting, when the Commission will hear survey and harvest data collected from the 2023 season. This action simply gives the Commission the flexibility to react to the forthcoming data. Public Comment Opportunity and Upcoming Meeting To hear the discussion on any of the topics on the agenda, 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 documents in their entirety, visit gfp.sd.gov/commission/information. To be included in the public record and to be considered by the Commission, public comments must include a full name and city of residence and be submitted by 11:59 p.m. CT on March 3. The next GFP Commission meeting will be held in Pierre March 7-8. |
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