South Dakota’s snowmobile season officially opened Dec. 15 with the statewide trail system. Officials caution that many trails, especially in the Black Hills, lack enough snow for grooming. Riders are ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A fishing program caught the attention of youth and families this year, South Dakota Game Fish and Parks marketing coordinator April Larson said at Friday’s GFP’s commission ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — With the discovery of zebra mussels found at a property on Roy Lake this week, the SD GFP’s rapid response team is taking action. “We have also implemented a Zebra Mussel ...

South Dakota GFP eyes $3M parks and camps fee increase after flooding wrecks infrastructure, hurts visitation An aerial shot of flooding of the James River in Southeastern South Dakota, near Mitchell.

There’s already snow on the ground and ice has replaced open water in some parts of South Dakota. Yes, it looks like winter ...

South Dakota’s strong hunting heritage stretches back well into the past century and our goal is continue into the next. Currently, there are more than 5 million acres of public hunting opportunity ...

South Dakota’s new Pete Lien & Sons Shooting Sports Complex opened Friday, Nov. 7, 2025. The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks has overseen the $20 million project’s planning and hosted the ...

Zebra mussels continued to show up in more South Dakota waters this year, despite efforts to control the aquatic invasive ...

The Daily Republic, Mitchell, S.D. The Daily Republic, Mitchell, S.D. Jun. 16—PIERRE — The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Department estimates pheasant hunters harvested 1.158 million birds in ...

Annoyed, disappointed, frustrated, legislators on South Dakota's Government Operations and Audit Committee (GOAC) say they are concerned an unwanted mollusk is muscling through the state with little ...