I have noticed many posts asking for information about hunting coyotes and prairie dogs in SD. Being from SD I have also recieved messages asking the same thing. I thought it would be a good idea to post a list of information about where to find the critters ect, ect.
Maybe this could be made to stick at the top of the forum page so people get a chance to save this information?
Here is what I have. This is mostly about prairie dogs but you guys know that where you can shoot prairie dogs you will find coyotes.
Here is the website for South Dakota Game Fish and Parks (GF&P)
http://www.sdgfp.info/index.htm
Here is the SD GF&P page about hunting prairie dogs
http://www.sdgfp.info/Wildlife/hunting/PrairieDog.htm
Here is the SD GF&P page to sign up for landowners to call you if they have coyote problems.
http://www.state.sd.us/applications/gf77volhunters/CoyoteHuntIntro.asp
Praire dogs are in western South Dakota. This means west of the Missouri River. Tribes and ranchers/farmers east of the Missouri river have opportunities for big game, small game, waterfowl, furbearers, but no prairie dogs. Coyotes are everywhere.
Tribal game departments can fix you up with shooting prairie dogs and coyotes on tribal land. SD state game wardens can point you in the direction of ranchers with prairie dog and coyote problems.
When you are out in the boon docks and see a mailbox at the end of a dirt trail there is probably a rancher at the other end of that trail (it might be 10 miles) who has prairie dogs to shoot at. Be respectful, polite and ask permission and you will find hunting spots.
There are also guided hunts available. I don't think this is necessary. Just get out and talk to the tribe game department and go from there. Even the hotel managers around these places will be able to point you in the direction of hunting and fishing.
This is the website for the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe. They have a bazillion acres of hunting ground.
http://www.crstgfp.com/
They publish a map that shows the pd towns on tribal land and ranchers who will let you hunt. It is not online. If you call them or email them they will probably send you one.
Here is the website for the Lower Brule Tribe
http://www.lbst.org/
Here is the website for the Oglala Sioux Tribe (Pine Ridge)
http://www.lakotamall.com/oglalasiouxtribe/
Here is the website for the Rosebud Sioux Tribe
http://www.rosebudsiouxtribe-nsn.gov/
Here is the website for the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe
http://gameandfish.standingrock.org/index5.asp
Here is the website for the Yankton Sioux Tribe
http://www.yanktonsiouxtourism.com/index.html
Here is a map showing the tribe locations in South Dakota
Here are the phone numbers for the tribes in SD
Lower Brule--605/473-5666
Pine Ridge--605/455-2584
Rosebud--605/747-2289
Cheyenne River--605/964-7812
Standing Rock--701/854-7236
Yankton--605/384-3804
Crow Creek--605/245-2187
Sisseton/Wahpeton--605/698-3911
Flandreau Santee Sioux--(605) 997-5123
Here is a pdf map of prairie dog distribution in SD
http://www.sdgfp.info/Wildlife/hunting/PDdistrib.pdf
Although found on private, public, and tribal lands, the largest concentrations are found on tribal lands and on national grassland areas managed by the U.S. Forest Service. Maps are available from the grasslands offices. To order, call the appropriate grasslands office. (The Grand River Ranger District map includes the Grand River National Grassland in South Dakota and the Cedar River National Grassland in North Dakota).
National grasslands include:
Buffalo Gap National Grasslands (605-745-4107) in southwestern South Dakota,
Fort Pierre National Grasslands (605-224-5517) in central South Dakota,
Grand River National Grasslands (605-374-3592) in northwestern South Dakota
Here is the link to the National Grasslands
http://www.fs.fed.us/grasslands/
Good grouse and prairie chicken hunting can be found on the national grasslands as well as prairie dogs and coyote calling.
All this information is revelant for upland birds also. Many of the hotels in SD welcome hunting dogs. There are not many pheasants in western or eastern SD. The central part of the state if full of them. Public pheasant land is over hunted and private land costs money. Road hunting is legal for pheasants.
These are the numbers for the regional GF&P offices.
Aberdeen: 605/ 626-2391, 5850 East Highway 12, Aberdeen, SD 57401
Chamberlain: 605/ 734-4530, 1550 E King Ave, Chamberlain SD 57325-2125
Huron: 605/ 353-7145, 895 3rd St. SW, Huron, SD 57350
Mobridge: 605/ 845-7814, 909 Lake Front Drive, Mobridge SD 57601-0099
Rapid City: 605/394-2391, 3305 W. South St., Rapid City, SD 57702
Sioux Falls: 605/362-2700, 4500 S. Oxbow, Sioux Falls, SD 57106
Watertown: 605/882/5200, 400 West Kemp, Watertown, SD 57201
Webster: 605/345-3381, 603 E. 8th Ave., Webster, SD 57274
Information: 605/ 773-3485, 412 West Missouri, Pierre, SD 57501
Licensing: 605/ 773-3393, 412 West Missouri Ave., Pierre, SD 57501
In western and central SD watch out for rattlesnakes.
If I can think of more or if anyone can think of anything I can add just holler.
Maybe this could be made to stick at the top of the forum page so people get a chance to save this information?
Here is what I have. This is mostly about prairie dogs but you guys know that where you can shoot prairie dogs you will find coyotes.
Here is the website for South Dakota Game Fish and Parks (GF&P)
http://www.sdgfp.info/index.htm
Here is the SD GF&P page about hunting prairie dogs
http://www.sdgfp.info/Wildlife/hunting/PrairieDog.htm
Here is the SD GF&P page to sign up for landowners to call you if they have coyote problems.
http://www.state.sd.us/applications/gf77volhunters/CoyoteHuntIntro.asp
Praire dogs are in western South Dakota. This means west of the Missouri River. Tribes and ranchers/farmers east of the Missouri river have opportunities for big game, small game, waterfowl, furbearers, but no prairie dogs. Coyotes are everywhere.
Tribal game departments can fix you up with shooting prairie dogs and coyotes on tribal land. SD state game wardens can point you in the direction of ranchers with prairie dog and coyote problems.
When you are out in the boon docks and see a mailbox at the end of a dirt trail there is probably a rancher at the other end of that trail (it might be 10 miles) who has prairie dogs to shoot at. Be respectful, polite and ask permission and you will find hunting spots.
There are also guided hunts available. I don't think this is necessary. Just get out and talk to the tribe game department and go from there. Even the hotel managers around these places will be able to point you in the direction of hunting and fishing.
This is the website for the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe. They have a bazillion acres of hunting ground.
http://www.crstgfp.com/
They publish a map that shows the pd towns on tribal land and ranchers who will let you hunt. It is not online. If you call them or email them they will probably send you one.
Here is the website for the Lower Brule Tribe
http://www.lbst.org/
Here is the website for the Oglala Sioux Tribe (Pine Ridge)
http://www.lakotamall.com/oglalasiouxtribe/
Here is the website for the Rosebud Sioux Tribe
http://www.rosebudsiouxtribe-nsn.gov/
Here is the website for the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe
http://gameandfish.standingrock.org/index5.asp
Here is the website for the Yankton Sioux Tribe
http://www.yanktonsiouxtourism.com/index.html
Here is a map showing the tribe locations in South Dakota
Here are the phone numbers for the tribes in SD
Lower Brule--605/473-5666
Pine Ridge--605/455-2584
Rosebud--605/747-2289
Cheyenne River--605/964-7812
Standing Rock--701/854-7236
Yankton--605/384-3804
Crow Creek--605/245-2187
Sisseton/Wahpeton--605/698-3911
Flandreau Santee Sioux--(605) 997-5123
Here is a pdf map of prairie dog distribution in SD
http://www.sdgfp.info/Wildlife/hunting/PDdistrib.pdf
Although found on private, public, and tribal lands, the largest concentrations are found on tribal lands and on national grassland areas managed by the U.S. Forest Service. Maps are available from the grasslands offices. To order, call the appropriate grasslands office. (The Grand River Ranger District map includes the Grand River National Grassland in South Dakota and the Cedar River National Grassland in North Dakota).
National grasslands include:
Buffalo Gap National Grasslands (605-745-4107) in southwestern South Dakota,
Fort Pierre National Grasslands (605-224-5517) in central South Dakota,
Grand River National Grasslands (605-374-3592) in northwestern South Dakota
Here is the link to the National Grasslands
http://www.fs.fed.us/grasslands/
Good grouse and prairie chicken hunting can be found on the national grasslands as well as prairie dogs and coyote calling.
All this information is revelant for upland birds also. Many of the hotels in SD welcome hunting dogs. There are not many pheasants in western or eastern SD. The central part of the state if full of them. Public pheasant land is over hunted and private land costs money. Road hunting is legal for pheasants.
These are the numbers for the regional GF&P offices.
Aberdeen: 605/ 626-2391, 5850 East Highway 12, Aberdeen, SD 57401
Chamberlain: 605/ 734-4530, 1550 E King Ave, Chamberlain SD 57325-2125
Huron: 605/ 353-7145, 895 3rd St. SW, Huron, SD 57350
Mobridge: 605/ 845-7814, 909 Lake Front Drive, Mobridge SD 57601-0099
Rapid City: 605/394-2391, 3305 W. South St., Rapid City, SD 57702
Sioux Falls: 605/362-2700, 4500 S. Oxbow, Sioux Falls, SD 57106
Watertown: 605/882/5200, 400 West Kemp, Watertown, SD 57201
Webster: 605/345-3381, 603 E. 8th Ave., Webster, SD 57274
Information: 605/ 773-3485, 412 West Missouri, Pierre, SD 57501
Licensing: 605/ 773-3393, 412 West Missouri Ave., Pierre, SD 57501
In western and central SD watch out for rattlesnakes.
If I can think of more or if anyone can think of anything I can add just holler.
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