State: SD

By Zachary Sheldon, Upper Midwestern States Coordinator On March 23, Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus (GSC) Member Governor Dennis Daugaard signed Senate Bill 137 Introduced by South Dakota Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus Co-Chair Senator Jason Frerichs and sponsored in the House by Caucus Co-Chair Representative Herman Otten, the bill expands South Dakota’s mentored hunting program by removing the…

On January 24, the co-chairs of the South Dakota Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus introduced two pieces of pro-sportsmen and women legislation. Senate Bill 137, introduced by Caucus Co-Chairs Senator Jason Frerichs, Senator Gary Cammack, and Representative Herman Otten, would expand South Dakota’s mentored hunting program by removing the minimum age requirement to participate. Currently, youth ages…

On January 10, the South Dakota Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus hosted a reception to kick off the start of the 2018 legislative session with members of the South Dakota legislature, representatives from sportsmen’s groups, and the South Dakota Department of Game, Fish & Parks. The reception provided an opportunity for South Dakota legislators to exchange ideas…

On June 2, an interim legislative study committee will meet in Pierre to discuss proposed legislation on the regulation of access and use of non-meandered waters. In South Dakota, bodies of waters are classified as either “meandered” or “non-meandered”. Meandered waters are bodies of water that U.S. surveyors, during the original survey of the state,…

On January 12, the South Dakota Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus; the 47th state to join the National Assembly of Sportsmen’s Caucuses (NASC), hosted an inaugural reception bringing together more than 60 members of the South Dakota legislature as well as representatives from sportsmen’s groups, the Governor’s office, outdoor industry, and the South Dakota Department of Game,…

Last October, Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus (CSC) Member Senator John Thune (SD), news icon Tom Brokaw, Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) President Jeff Crane, and the host of ‘Ram Outdoorsman,’ CSF Board member and Orion Entertainment CEO Chris Dorsey, were welcomed to South Dakota for opening day of pheasant hunting season. Outdoor Channel’s ‘Ram Outdoorsman,’ a show…

The Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) is pleased to announce the addition of the bipartisan South Dakota Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus – Chaired by Senators Scott Parsley and Gary Cammack, and Representatives Lee Schoenbeck and Spencer Hawley – to the National Assembly of Sportsmen’s Caucuses (NASC). With the addition of South Dakota, the NASC network now includes…

2013 Sportsmen’s Economic Impact Report – South Dakota

South Dakota sportsmen and women outnumber the residents of Rapid City, Aberdeen, Watertown and Brookings (136,000 vs. 125,000). Every five years in conjunction with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Survey on hunters and anglers, CSF produces a report on the economic impact hunters and anglers have on the economy.  This information is vital in helping…