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Concerns raised over new bounty program at GF&P meeting

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https://rapidcityjournal.com/news/local/concerns-raised-over-new-bounty-program-at-gf-p-meeting/article_d3e79e57-d567-5ba2-bbdb-0444568e8ca8.html

SDFormer South Dakota Game, Fish & Parks secretary John Cooper said the basics of Gov. Kristi Noem’s Nest Predator Bounty Program, including a giveaway of approximately 16,500 live traps, were not discussed with GF&P commissioners or state sportsmen before the program began in March.

Cooper expressed the concerns of a number of South Dakota groups in a letter read to GF&P commissioners during the first of two days of meetings Thursday in Rapid City.

The live trap giveaway, which began March 1, is part of Noem’s Second Century initiative, which is aimed at improving pheasant habitat in the state.

Noem said decreasing the number of predators would improve nesting success for pheasants and other game birds.

Since the live-trap program began, approximately 16,500 traps have been reserved by a maximum of 5,500 households in…

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