The SD GFP commission had a very interesting licensing system evaluation provided to them from the GFP staff regarding suggested options for changing resident choices and eligibility for deer licenses. The GFP commissioners asked the agency to research different licensing systems to increase the number of hunters who draw their preferred deer license. Folks would be limited to receiving either an East River, a West River, or a Black Hills deer tag through the first two draws under the first proposal; the second proposal would only allow a resident to draw an East River, a West River, a Black Hills, a Custer State Park, a Wildlife Refuge, or a Muzzle loader license through the first two draw cycles. This is a drastic change from the current system where residents can apply for each of these licenses separately and concurrently, drawing more than one different license per season. There are more refinements to the system suggested within both proposals and warrant reading, non-resident licensing would be affected if adopted as well but less so. This movement follows last month's GFP commission decision to change preference points to a cubed system for all big game licensing; seems to be an interesting change that could benefit those holding points.
The proposal begins on page 29
https://gfp.sd.gov/userdocs/meetings/march2018book2.pdf
The proposal begins on page 29
https://gfp.sd.gov/userdocs/meetings/march2018book2.pdf
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