Menu
Western South Dakota's Only Ranch Station
HELENA, MT – Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is seeking public input on revisions to the statewide Elk Management Plan last adopted in 2005. FWP began work on the revised plan in 2020, when a citizen’s group was convened to develop guiding principles for the new plan. In a recent opinion editorial on the topic […]
CUSTER, S.D. — The U.S. Forest Service has proposed a project to salvage damaged trees in the southern Black Hills. Three areas of trees that were affected by the May 2021 tornadoes near Custer are damaged, setting the stage for potential insect infestations. The area totals approximately 1,508 acres within the Hell Canyon Ranger District, […]
WASHINGTON, — Few will forget the abrupt halt of the food supply chains at the onset of the coronavirus pandemic in January 2020. And the economic impact. From production to consumption, the outbreak has uncovered major weaknesses in the U.S. capacity to not only feed the world but to feed itself. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack […]
PIERRE, SD – The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) Commission made changes to their proposed West River and Black Hills Deer Hunting Seasons at their April meeting. The commission proposed to decrease the number of “any whitetail” licenses to 3,000 for residents and 240 for nonresidents for the Black Hills Deer Hunting Season. […]
ROCK SPRINGS, WY— To help healthy wild horse herds continue to thrive on healthy rangelands, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has prepared an environmental assessment and opened a 30-day public comment period on a proposed wild horse gather on the Adobe Town, Salt Wells Creek, Great Divide Basin, White Mountain, and Little Colorado Herd Management […]
Meade County Commission drafts shooting range ordinance; first reading set for November
STURGIS, SD – The Meade County Commission has drafted a proposed shooting range ordinance in response to the proposed $10 million shooting range complex to be located near the intersection of Elk Vale Road and Elk Creek Road in Meade County. After being made aware by those opposing the gun range that the county could […]