PIERRE, S.D. – The South Dakota Recreation, Fish, and Parks is getting ready to kick off their Nest Predator Bounty program. Now in it’s fourth 12 months, it serves as a part of Gov. Noem’s Second Century Initiative to extend assets for habitat administration.
The 2022 program opens for South Dakota youth underneath the age of 18 on March 1, adopted by all residents starting April 1. Tails from raccoons, striped skunks, badgers, pink foxes, and opossum will probably be eligible for $10 per-tail funds, with a most whole payout of $500,000.
“We had been thrilled with the quantity of youth participation we noticed in 2021,” mentioned Kevin Robling, GFP Division Secretary. “Getting the subsequent era concerned in conservation and the long-standing custom of trapping is vital to conserving our South Dakota out of doors heritage robust.”
Tails eligible for submission will be harvested through trapping or searching. Individuals want a searching, furbearer, or fishing license to take part within the bounty program. Landowners harvesting nest predators on their very own land and kids underneath 18 are exempt from this requirement.
Program particulars and extra will be discovered on the GFP website. For submissions exterior of the listed workplaces and occasions, please contact your native wildlife conservation officer or injury specialist.
Weekly drawings will probably be held for youngsters underneath 18 for prize packages consisting of three stay traps, a knife, and trapping guide. In 2021, this system had 2,773 whole individuals. Of the overall individuals, 29% had been underneath the age of 18, up from 16% in 2020.
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