With state experts themselves agreeing that offering civilians $10 for every whacked-off tail won’t significantly reduce the number of varmints munching on pheasant eggs, Bob…
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South Dakota author Jerry Wilson finds the family values Governor Kristi Noem thinks she’s teaching with her Nest Predator Bounty Program out of whack: Defining the…
That Sioux Falls paper pointedly critiqued the Noem Administration over the weekend for cloaking her unscientific pheasant habitat program in family values propaganda: Faced with…
I’m not the only one who thinks Governor Kristi Noem’s tail-whacking bounty casts South Dakota in less than the best light. Jo Johnson spends more…
If you see a varmint trap on public land today, you’re seeing someone breaking the law. Game Fish and Parks told trappers last week to…
In varmint news, the Legislature’s Rules Review Committee told Governor Kristi Noem she needs to do her homework instead of trying to rule by fiat…
The state isn’t just giving away varmint traps; it’s teaching people how to use them: Being involved in a recent series of trapper education courses…
I wish the state offered an Irony Bounty—then I could get rich off Governor Noem’s possum-killing plan: …”I think it’s good to get the kids…
The Department of Tourism has a lovely video encouraging folks to visit South Dakota to “travel back in time.” In that spirit, Governor Kristi Noem pitches…
Kevin Woster says Governor Kristi Noem, our self-designated “Sportsman in Chief,” had planned to visit with the Black Hills Sportsmen’s Club at their regular monthly…