Bird dogs are common in South Dakota. Dogs used in hunting other game animals are not as common.
Emily Kiel, communications director for the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Department, helps cover the rules and regulations concerning dogs used for other kinds of hunting.
When may dogs be used for other than bird hunting?
“Dogs are specifically prohibited, with few exceptions, from hunting big game,” Kiel said, referring to South Dakota Codified Law. One exception is that a dog – leashed and under the control of a handler – may be used to track and retrieve any big game animal that is wounded or presumed dead.
The use of dogs to hunt mountain lions is allowed only during specified hunting times in Custer State Park. Dogs are allowed year-round outside of the Black Hills Fire Protection District on private land, with permission by…
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