What We Said
Look here for the positions the South Dakota Waterfowl Association has taken on waterfowl hunting issues in South Dakota.Waterfowl Hunters Frustrated by High Bird Numbers and Low Hunting Opportunities – Number of South Dakota Hunters Falling
By Chris Hesla Hunting ducks and geese has been a great tradition in South Dakota, but the number of resident waterfowl hunters has plummeted by nearly a third from 43,500 to 30,000 in the last 15 years. We are losing that tradition because we are losing opportunity....
Organizations Seek to Cancel Nonresident Waterfowl Licenses
For Immediate Release October 3, 2016 The state’s two largest waterfowl organizations have petitioned the Game Fish and Parks Commission to invalidate and rescind all nonresident three-day licenses issued outside of the Missouri River unit. The petition to invalidate...
GF&P Proposal Could Add 1,500 Nonresident Waterfowl Hunting Licenses in Eastern South Dakota Counties
The South Dakota Game Fish and Parks Commission turned its back on resident waterfowl hunters and threw their support behind commercial interests at their April 6-7, 2017 meeting. The commission proposed to take 1,500 three-day nonresident licenses originally intended...
Response to Nonresident Waterfowl Decision
On June 17th, 2017, the GF&P Commission expanded the number of nonresident waterfowl licenses. The following was the SDWA response to the commission. Contrary to the commission’s June, 2017 decision, we do not accept the 2016 abrogation of the agreement on the...
SDWA Nonresident Waterfowl Licenses: Strategic Plan
Goal: To pass legislation that would replace the current politically driven method of establishing the number of nonresident waterfowl licenses Objective #1: To develop a science-based or otherwise objective criteria to replace the current method of determining the...
Putting Dollar Signs on Ducks and Geese
By George Vandel In the last three years, commercial interests have become increasing aggressive in their efforts to monetize waterfowl. In 2016 they expanded their market by pushing through legislation to increase the number of nonresident waterfowl hunters by over...
State Waterfowlers Ask GF&P to Cut Nonresident Licenses
For Immediate Release February 30, 2017 State Waterfowlers Ask GF&P to Cut Nonresident Licenses Two organizations representing state waterfowl hunters, the South Dakota Wildlife Federation and the South Dakota Waterfowl Association, are asking the Game Fish and...
The South Dakota GF&P Commission loses nonresident waterfowl battle
Guest Editorial October 25, 2016 The South Dakota GF&P Commission loses nonresident waterfowl battle The South Dakota Game Fish and Parks Commission is in an impossible position regarding nonresident waterfowl licenses. While our organizations have a deep respect...
GF&P commission told it can’t act on waterfowl license cancellation
October 7, 2016 GF&P commission told it can’t act on waterfowl license cancellation Dick Neill, an attorney for the Department of Game Fish and Parks, told the commission that it didn’t have the authority to cancel and rescind the new three-day nonresident...
SDWA Responds to Commission’s 2017 Nonresident Waterfowl Decision
Contrary to the commission’s June, 2017 decision, we do not accept the 2016 abrogation of the agreement on the Lower Oahe Waterfowl unit, nor do we accept, as the new normal, the transfer of 2,000 three-day license out of the Missouri River unit In 2015 we...