South Dakota Game Fish & Parks

MADISON, S.D. – The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) Commission will hold their regular monthly meeting at Heartland Energy in Madison June 11-12.

This meeting will be held via Zoom/conference call and livestream. Thursday’s meeting will begin at 1 p.m. CDT. The public hearing will begin at 2 p.m. CDT Thursday, with the open forum to follow. The livestream can be found at https://www.sd.net.

While specific items may be updated as the meeting approaches, the June commission agendas typically feature finalizations for major hunting seasons and park updates. Anticipated topics include:

Hunting Seasons & Licenses:

  • Finalizations: Black Hills firearm elk, deer licenses (Part 1 and Part 2), and antelope hunting season licenses.
  • Action Items: Elk Action Plan and Bison hunt license allocations.
  • Discussions: Returned limited draw license policies and various habitat highlights. [1, 2]

Fisheries & Wildlife:

  • Updates: Walleye spawning and spring stock status, hatchery development, and Belle Fourche walleye regulations.
  • Plans: Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Operation Plan and Canada Goose Action Plan. [1, 2]

Parks & Administration:

  • Overviews: Custer State Park summer outlook and fire protection, Mickelson Trail event schedules, and parks marketing plans for 2026.
  • Reports: Camping unit and revenue reports, along with Land Acquisition Priorities

To conduct the public hearing and open forum as efficiently as possible, those wishing to testify to register by 1:00 p.m. CDT by email to Gail.Buus@state.sd.us  Testifiers should provide their full names, whom they are representing, city of residence, and which proposed topic they will be addressing.

Click on the link below to join the Zoom Webinar. Depending on the application used, it may be required to enter the meeting ID and password.

Remember to mute the microphone when not speaking to keep background noise at a minimum.

For those who wish to speak during the open forum or public hearing, please use the “raise hand” option on Zoom.

While called in to this meeting, the viewer can “raise their hand” by pressing *9 and then mute/unmute by pressing *6 after the commission has called for the testimony.

The full agenda for this meeting can be found here.

Zoom Webinar Link:

To join via conference call:

  • dial 1-719-359-4580
  • Webinar ID: 912 6417 6710
  • Passcode: 970458

The next meeting will be July 9-10 at the Galley in Webster, S.D.