Game, Fish and Parks Commission Proposes Spring Turkey Season
• MADISON, S.D. - The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Commission has proposed a slight reduction in licenses for the 2013 Spring Prairie Turkey Season.
• The commission has recommended a reduction in one-tag "male" turkey licenses by 105 and reduce the two-tag "any turkey" licenses by 200 compared to 2012.
• The commission also is proposing 10 resident archery turkey licensees for the Blood Run Nature Area and 10 resident archery licensees to hunt at the Adams Homestead and Nature Preserve through the issuance of "access permits" via a lottery drawing.
• A modification of the spring unit boundaries for the Black Hills and 49A to be consistent with the fall turkey unit boundaries was also proposed.
• The proposals will be finalized at the Dec. 6-7 GFP meeting at the Pierre Ramkota.
• To comment, email wild.info@state.sd.us with your name and city.  You can also comment in person at the December meeting.  Proposals will begin at 2 p.m., CST on Thursday, Dec. 6.
• For view the full proposals, visit http://www.gfp.sd.gov/agency/commission/proposals.aspx
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• Antlerless Deer Tags Have Extended Season
• PIERRE, S.D.  - The regular West River Deer season closes on Nov. 25, and the regular East River Deer season closes on Dec. 2. Nine additional days will be available to harvest antlerless deer, beginning Dec. 29 and ending on Jan. 6.
• "We want to remind both West River and East River deer hunters that their 'any deer' and 'any whitetail deer' tags are only valid during the regular 16-day season, and that they will not convert to 'antlerless tags' like in previous years," said Tom Kirschenmann, chief of terrestrial resources for the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Department.  "Only unfilled 'any antlerless deer' and 'antlerless whitetail deer' tags will be valid for the late-season dates." 
• The changes were made to accomplish additional antlerless deer harvest in areas of the state that need it most while curtailing the doe harvest where deer populations are at or below population objectives.

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