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Spring Turkey Season Proposed

12/12/05  -  PIERRE, S.D. – Fewer one-tag licenses and more two-tag licenses have been proposed for the prairie units of South Dakota’s 2006 spring turkey season. Like last year, archers and Black Hills turkey hunters will be able to purchase one licenses that is valid for the harvest of one male turkey.  

            All three seasons are scheduled to run  from April 8 through May 21, although this time period is split in half in some prairie units in eastern S.D. Separate pools of licenses are available for each of the split seasons.

            Total licenses available in Prairie units under this proposal would include:

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3, 013 resident and 101 nonresident one-tag “male turkey” licenses.

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3,660 resident and 294 nonresident two-tag “any turkey” licenses.

    Changes from last year would include:

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     Offer residents 759 fewer one-tag “male turkey” licenses and 1,030 more two-tag “any turkey” licenses for the prairie units than in 2005. This would be an overall increase of 1,301 tags or 14 percent.

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     Offer nonresidents 90 fewer one-tag “male turkey” and 84 more two-tag “any turkey” licenses for the prairie units than in 2005. This would be an overall increase of 78 tags or 13 percent.

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     Establish new hunting units in Moody, Minnehaha and Jerauld counties as shotgun-only units.

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     Add Turner County to the area open for archery turkey hunting.

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     Close Hamlin and Hand counties to archery turkey hunting.  These counties are part of a planned research project to evaluate success of Eastern Wild Turkey introductions. 

            The comment period for this proposal will be open up to 5 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 4. Anyone interested in presenting a comment is encouraged to do so at any time during the comment period by e-mailing wildinfo@state.sd.us or writing to Game, Fish and Parks, 523 E. Capitol, Pierre, S.D. 57501. All comments must be received before 5 p.m. and include the person’s full name and address. Comments may also be presented in person to the GFP Commission at the time of the public hearing at 2 p.m., Jan. 5, at the Pierre Ramkota.

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