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Articles for South Dakota
CSF Stands Against Financial Discrimination of Firearms Industry
Contact: Nick Buggia, Upper Midwestern States Manager South Dakota Senate Bill 182 & House Bill 1314 state that South Dakota will not… Read More
Conservation Challenges and Opportunities – Focus of CSF’s Midwest Policy Forum
Contact: Nick Buggia, Upper Midwestern States Manager, and Kent Keene, Senior Coordinator, Lower Midwestern States and Agriculture… Read More
Midwest: 2020 Regional Legislative Update
Contacts: Nick Buggia, Upper Midwestern States Manager; Kent Keene, Lower Midwestern States Coordinator Since many Midwestern states have… Read More
South Dakota: 2020 Mountain Lion Season Ends in Success for Hunters and the Lions
Contact: Nick Buggia, Upper Midwestern States Manager April 30 marked the end of the 2019-2020 mountain lion season in the Black Hills of… Read More
South Dakota Habitat Stamp Would Generate Additional Money for Conservation
Contact: Nick Buggia, Upper Midwestern States Manager Though the vast majority of conservation efforts are funded by hunters, anglers,… Read More
South Dakota Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus Co-Hosts Event with Ducks Unlimited
Contact: Nick Buggia, Upper Midwestern States Manager On January 23rd, the South Dakota Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus co-hosted a… Read More
South Dakota: Governor Kristi Noem Joins the Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus
By Nick Buggia, Upper Midwestern States Manager Recently, newly elected South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem joined the Governors Sportsmen’s… Read More
Midwest: State Action in the Fight against Chronic Wasting Disease
By Joel Hodgdon, Central Midwestern States Coordinator States across the Midwest including Michigan, Missouri and Wisconsin have recently… Read More
South Dakota: Governor Signs Bill Expanding Mentored Hunting Program into Law
By Zachary Sheldon, Upper Midwestern States Coordinator On March 23, Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus (GSC) Member Governor Dennis Daugaard… Read More
South Dakota: Caucus Leadership Introduces Pro-Sportsmen Legislation
On January 24, the co-chairs of the South Dakota Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus introduced two pieces of pro-sportsmen and women… Read More
South Dakota: Sportsmen’s Caucus Kicks Off 2018 Legislative Session with Reception
On January 10, the South Dakota Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus hosted a reception to kick off the start of the 2018 legislative session with… Read More
South Dakota: Committee to Discuss Legislation on Non-Meandered Waters Access
On June 2, an interim legislative study committee will meet in Pierre to discuss proposed legislation on the regulation of access and use of… Read More
South Dakota Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus Hosts Inaugural Reception
On January 12, the South Dakota Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus; the 47th state to join the National Assembly of Sportsmen’s Caucuses… Read More
CSF Welcomes New Midwestern and Western States Coordinators
The Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) is pleased to announce that Soren Nelson and Wesley Womack have joined the State Program… Read More
Outdoor Channel’s ‘Ram Outdoorsman’ Features CSF, Other Sportsman-Conservationist Icons
Last October, Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus (CSC) Member Senator John Thune (SD), news icon Tom Brokaw, Congressional Sportsmen’s… Read More
South Dakota Becomes 47th State to Join the National Assembly of Sportsmen’s Caucuses
The Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) is pleased to announce the addition of the bipartisan South Dakota Legislative Sportsmen’s… Read More
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Studies conducted at both the state and federal level have found that the number of hunters and trappers have been on a generally declining trend over the past several decades. To increase recruitment, retention, and reactivation (R3) of hunters and trappers, which initiative do you think would have the greatest impact?
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