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Hunting In South Dakota, by LWorley | ||||||
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South Dakota is a hunters paradise, and home to an ancient Black Hills treasure, buried beneath the earth's surface. Just miles east of Mt. Rushmore to discover and explore the Beautiful Rushmore Cave or trek into South Dakota's Badlands.
Hunting Tips Plan your hunting trip early since nonresident waterfowl licenses are limited and are purchased through a limited lottery system. Pass shooting and field shooting are available for Missouri River goose hunting, mostly on private land or through hunting clubs. Hunting is also available on the river and limited public lands. Decoy placement can spell success or failure for your hunt. Group species accordingly and leave landing pockets for optimum shooting opportunities. Also, incorporate both ducks and geese into your decoy spread as confidence builders and in case either species pass by. South Dakota Vacation Planning Order FREE South Dakota Travel Brochures!. For contact information on the feature above and local area events in South Dakota click here to visit USA Travel Magazine's South Dakota Business Listing. South Dakota Features Badlands National Park – South Dakota ~ * ~ The Home Of Mount Rushmore ~ * ~ Hunting In South Dakota ~ * ~ Pack Your Bags For The Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally ~ * ~ Photo Tips For Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota
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South
Dakota’s prairie pothole country, located in the heart of the
Central Flyway, consistently leads the nation in duck production.
More than 15 million ducks migrate annually through South Dakota.
They include mallards, gadwall, pintails and teal. Ducks can be
found and hunted statewide, with varying numbers of birds depending
on the fall migration. In the northeastern half of the state,
numerous potholes, marshes and lakes, many state or federally owned,
provide ideal early season hunting areas. Along the Missouri River,
the migration peaks in mid November with 600,000 ducks, primarily
mallards. Western reaches of the state also hold ducks on stock
dams, rivers and small lakes.
The
traditional season for hunting geese in the Central areas is early
October to early January. Geese can be found and hunted statewide.
Western and eastern reaches of the state harbor locally produced
giant Canada geese. The Missouri River corridor is the main route
for more than 400,000 migrating Canada geese, and eastern South
Dakota attracts 350,000 snow- and blue-geese migrants. Areas in and
around Sand Lake Wildlife Refuge near Aberdeen hold large
concentrations of snow and blue geese. Marshes in northeastern South
Dakota usually freeze over by mid-November, pushing waterfowl
further South. Bonus species on waterfowl hunts include sandhill
crane and tundra swan. Each require special licensing to hunt.