by sethtupper | Mar 15, 2021 | Events, Outdoor Activities, Wildlife
If you’ve never been in South Dakota the day before the opening of pheasant season, it’s difficult to understand just how enormously important the date has become to the state in economic and cultural terms. Thousands of out-of-staters are arriving in...
by sethtupper | Mar 15, 2021 | Outdoor Activities, Wildlife
South Dakota’s pheasant hunting season opened this week to sunshine after dark gray days and rain. Although pheasant hunting this year has been more challenging due to crops still in the fields, the South Dakota Game, Fish, and Parks are saying hunter...
by sethtupper | Mar 15, 2021 | Outdoor Activities
The state Department of Game, Fish and Parks does a lot of my work for me. They’ve done it again with the following Q&A on camping reservations. Enjoy. "On opening day, I’ll go online and reserve at midnight." False Reservations open at the...
by sethtupper | Mar 15, 2021 | Black Hills, Outdoor Activities
USA Today included Rapid City’s Black Hills Maze in a recent list of "10 great places to go through the looking glass," which the newspaper compiled in honor of the new movie "Alice in Wonderland." Here’s what the Black Hills Maze entry...
by sethtupper | Mar 15, 2021 | Events, Outdoor Activities
Thousands of trout are about to be released into the Missouri River below Fort Randall Dam in southeastern South Dakota. For more, see the following excerpt from a state Department of Game, Fish and Parks news release: PIERRE, S.D. – Anglers looking for unique...
by sethtupper | Mar 15, 2021 | Events, Outdoor Activities
From the state Department of Game, Fish and Parks: PIERRE, S.D. – Oahe Downstream Recreation Area, five miles north of Fort Pierre, will be the site of an opportunity this month to learn about South Dakota’s other gold – the tasty morel mushroom....