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South Dakota needs your help #6574735
07/16/19 05:53 AM
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Hey folks, I am new here. I have been reading for awhile and really enjoy the site.

Last week the South Dakota game fish and parks commission had a meeting. There was a petition from an anti trapping group wanting to change some laws. The way our system works is, the petition is open for public comment and the commission makes a decision on the changes the next month. I have not seen anyone talk about it on here yet and felt I need to get the word out. If anyone would like to fill out the form to tell our commission you oppose the changes that would be great.

This is a link to the petition.

https://gfp.sd.gov/UserDocs/nav/Trapping_Petition.pdf

This link is to file a public comment. You dont even need to leave a comment, just click the oppose button.

https://gfp.sd.gov/forms/positions

Thanks for your help with this. We need to band together to keep these anti's from undermining trapping!

Re: South Dakota needs your help [Re: Prn] #6574741
07/16/19 06:10 AM
07/16/19 06:10 AM
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Those rules are already in place in most states. Only problem I see is the clause allowing the public to release an animal if they think it's been in the trap too long. That could go wrong. Not many people would attempt that.


Life ain't supposed to be easy.
Re: South Dakota needs your help [Re: Prn] #6574750
07/16/19 06:46 AM
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Just because others have some laws that doesn't make it right. That is how the anti's work, slowly chip away at it until it is gone.

Re: South Dakota needs your help [Re: Prn] #6574753
07/16/19 06:53 AM
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Michigan
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done smile

Re: South Dakota needs your help [Re: Prn] #6574781
07/16/19 07:33 AM
07/16/19 07:33 AM
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Pottawatamie co. IA
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Nothing we say as out of state trappers will make a hill of beans difference. I have already been there and done that when we sued them over the muskrat season. Not bitter at anyone anymore. Just a realist. LLL


Isaiah 51:6 But my salvation will last forever, my righteousness will never fail.
Re: South Dakota needs your help [Re: Trapper Dahlgren] #6574782
07/16/19 07:37 AM
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Death by a thousand cuts comes to mind...... Most of our commissioners are outdoor enthusiasts that share our goal of wildlife management. We really have e and opportunity to rally together on these issues IF we get off our hind ends and voice our opposition. The commission doesn't meet in August, thus we have approximately 60 days to get our excrement together, and put these issues to bed, hopefully for good. It is important that we make sure to show ourselves in a good light and not resort to name calling and bashing as that will not help but possibly rather hurt our stance. Remember, not everyone is on board with these propositions so clearly state your opinion and leave it at that. These meetings are generally open to the public I believe, so if needed, one could attend and find the wolves amongst the sheep.


Long live the MAGA King
Re: South Dakota needs your help [Re: Prn] #6574788
07/16/19 07:51 AM
07/16/19 07:51 AM
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Done!

Re: South Dakota needs your help [Re: Prn] #6574794
07/16/19 08:01 AM
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Three Lakes,WI 72
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Links didn't work for me.

Re: South Dakota needs your help [Re: Prn] #6574803
07/16/19 08:24 AM
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Done


Give me a fish, I will eat for a day. Teach me to fish, I will eat for a lifetime
Re: South Dakota needs your help [Re: Prn] #6574810
07/16/19 08:29 AM
07/16/19 08:29 AM
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Peoria County Illinois
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Done - even though I cannot trap there. Expect the same from you if Illinois needs help


Just passin through
Re: South Dakota needs your help [Re: Prn] #6574812
07/16/19 08:33 AM
07/16/19 08:33 AM
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MT (Big Sky Country)
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I gladly voted to help SD even if I'll never trap or snare there that's not the point , I don't think it's right to NOT defend someone's right to trap or snare .
Allan


Re: South Dakota needs your help [Re: Prn] #6574814
07/16/19 08:34 AM
07/16/19 08:34 AM
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You are correct, Prn, you haven't been on here long or not long enough to see the typical reaction of a good number of tman people about SD trapping issues. If they can't come trap open water fall or more importantly spring muskrats, they could care less about South Dakota trappers. Its all about the money.

I can't get your pdfs to load, so I'll try later after re-starting my machine and/or let GFP figure out their problems. I'll add comments but I wouldn't sweat it too much. If part of the proposed regs is that "anyone can release a trapped animal because of the 'own judgement'", that's not going to win a commission vote. After this spring's assault on the nest bounty program by antis on Gov Noem's fb page (that also included an asinine petition that was mostly signed by out-of-staters and foreigners), I don't think any commissioner who votes yes on this thing would have their position when it comes up for renewal. There's a new sheriff in town and she could care less about political correctness. I might even try to have Gov Kristi appoint Law Dog to the GFP commission. That would be a change from the usual well-connected and lawyers that are often on that board. We'll see

By the way boys, the rats are back, at least in se SD. Just saying...


"And God said, Let us make man in our image �and let them have dominion �and all the creatures that move along the ground".
Genesis 1:26
Re: South Dakota needs your help [Re: snowy] #6574816
07/16/19 08:37 AM
07/16/19 08:37 AM
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Hathaway Montana
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Originally Posted by snowy
Done


X2, I'm not afraid or too whiny to step up and help a neighboring state. You guys need to realize that if one state falls from anti input the rest will follow. I can care less about not being able to trap in SD as an NR, but I do care about trap check times and anybody being able to release animals from traps that don't belong to them.


"I've reached nearly fifty four years of age with my system."

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Re: South Dakota needs your help [Re: Prn] #6574830
07/16/19 09:07 AM
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Thanks Cathouse Jim!!

I'm sure there will be plenty of non-residents coyote trapping in Dec and early Jan in South Dakota this coming season. For what they pay to nr-trap, I wish them well on getting some decent yotes!!


"And God said, Let us make man in our image �and let them have dominion �and all the creatures that move along the ground".
Genesis 1:26
Re: South Dakota needs your help [Re: Prn] #6574833
07/16/19 09:15 AM
07/16/19 09:15 AM
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UP Michigan
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Done!

Re: South Dakota needs your help [Re: Prn] #6574849
07/16/19 09:33 AM
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SD trappers better hope the rats don't come back or the Game commission will open spring rats for NR whether you like it or not. R couldn't keep them in check when there was good demand. Maybe they will put a bounty on them. Also alot of extra reporting and paperwork in some of those proposals, NOT GOOD.

Re: South Dakota needs your help [Re: Prn] #6574850
07/16/19 09:33 AM
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Done.

The NR issue isn't a reason to turn my back on another trapper in need. We have a common enemy, and there's plenty of them. Rather fight them in another state than wait for them to attack mine.


I trap for fun. I skin 'em for the money!
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Re: South Dakota needs your help [Re: Prn] #6574853
07/16/19 09:37 AM
07/16/19 09:37 AM
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Goldsboro, North Carolina
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If you don't wish to help, then don't, but I don't want to see a bunch of negative crap on this. Just hush up and move on.



Re: South Dakota needs your help [Re: Prn] #6574855
07/16/19 09:41 AM
07/16/19 09:41 AM
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Many States have similar restrictions for NR trappers but you all whine about SD that has a 93 day season, small folks with small minds won't get us far! LOL

FYI the problem is a anti trapping commissioner a dog hunter that thinks only the elite should enjoy the outdoors, you want to make a difference then contact the Governor and let her know what is going on. She spent a million bucks giving away live traps and paying a tail bounty I'd say she can get that anti fool under control!


Was born in a Big City Will die in the Country OK with that!

Jerry Herbst
Re: South Dakota needs your help [Re: Paul Dobbins] #6574856
07/16/19 09:41 AM
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Thanks Paul, you are a gentleman and a scholar!

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