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Groton Daily Independent
Saturday, June 09, 2018 ~ Vol. 25 - No. 330 ~ 2 of 59
GFP Commission Removes Age Restriction for Mentored Hunters
PIERRE, S.D. – The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) Commission removed the minimum age restriction in administrative rule to match state law for the mentor deer, antelope and turkey seasons; currently set at age 10.
The 2018 South Dakota Legislature passed a bill removing the minimum age under the mentor hunter regulations. This action aligns department rules with the legislative action. Any youth, less than 16 years of age, are eligible for their resident parent or guardian to purchase no more than one mentored antler- less deer license, one doe-fawn antelope license, one fall any turkey license and one spring male turkey license for a designated mentored youth.
GFP Commission Eliminates Group Size Hunting Restrictions;
and the Elimination of Preference Point Timeframe Rule
PIERRE, S.D. – The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) Commission will no longer restrict hunt- ers to groups of 20 people or less.
The Commission also eliminated the portion of the rule that would forfeit any preference points accu- mulated after five years of not applying for a certain season.
GFP Commission to Allow Armed Accompaniment
PIERRE, S.D. - The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) Commission voted to allow archers to carry firearms with them while bow hunting, provided they have a firearm big game license valid for the same geographic area and time of year as the archery license.
The Commission also approved the allowance of a firearm big game hunter to accompany a licensed archery hunter. The firearm hunter needs to possess a firearm big game license valid for the same geo- graphic area and time of year as the archery license.
GFP Commission Finalizes Fur Dealer Rule Changes
PIERRE, S.D. – The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) Commission created a new rule requiring all fur dealers to list employees/agents on their application who will purchase, or contract to purchase, fur-bearing animals.
In addition, the department can now refuse the issuance of a license to a fur dealer with an employee/ agent who has received a suspension or revocation of their fur dealer’s license or who has been denied issuance of a license during the previous or current
calendar year.
The rule is similar to a rule change the Commission passed earlier this year for commercial bait dealers.
GFP Commission Requires
Checks for Deer Harvested in
Custer State Park
PIERRE, S.D. – The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) Commission requires Custer State Park deer hunters to submit samples of their harvested deer to be tested for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD); effective this fall.
Similar to the current requirement for harvested elk in Custer State Park, test results will be used for
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