PIERRE, S.D. – The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Commission proposed new trapping rules Friday for Governor Kristi Noem’s new nest-predator bounty program.

Keith Fisk said raccoon, skunk, possum, badger and red fox would be eligible for a bounty of $10 per tail. The program would run year-round.

The new governor wants to reduce animals that raid nests of game birds such as pheasants, grouse and waterfowl. Fisk is animal-damage prevention coordinator for the state Department of Game, Fish and Parks.

“Hopefully encourage a lot of youth to get out there and get excited,” he told commissioners. “We’re excited about the program. It’s going to launch here on April 1.”

That means for the first month or so the department’s conservation officers will be operating without some of the necessary…