SPEARFISH, S.D. (KELO) — The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Commission might give trappers on the eastern side of the state an extra day for checking their snares and traps.

That would put all South Dakota trappers on the same schedule.

Right now trappers east of the Missouri River can’t go beyond two days without checking. Trappers west of the river can go three days.

The commission plans a public hearing October 3.

The panel split Friday whether to go forward with the proposal from the state Wildlife Division.

Keith Fisk is the division’s wildlife damage program administrator. He said a uniform rule would be easier to follow and trappers can check more often if they want.

“I liken it to the speed limit on the interstate,” Fisk said.

Commissioner Robert Whitmyre of Webster said most trappers in…