PIERRE, (KCCR) — The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Department is considering the modification of the West River Prairie Elk unit to include parts of Lyman County on the Lower Brule Sioux Reservation. Wildlife Program Administrator Andrew Norton says the agency doesn’t want to micro manage elk populations in the state…
Opposition to the changes is coming from Tribal wildlife officials across the state. Lower Brule Wildlife, Fish and Recreation Director Ben Janis says it has only been recently that the Tribes elk have been an issue…
Janis says the Lower Brule Tribe has been issuing elk licenses to Tribal and non-Tribal hunters the last four years. Lower Brule wildlife biologist Isaac Johnson says G-F-and-P’s proposal would disrupt the Tribe’s existing management of elk…
The Game, Fish and Parks Commission did approves two minor changes to the West River Prairie Elk season for units in Fall River and Lawrence County. No finalization has been made to impact Lyman County.
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