Working to Preserve South Dakota's Hunting & Fishing Heritage
Week 2 South Dakota Legislative Session 2023
Very slow week for bill introductions this week. The one bill of interest that came in on Friday morning is HB 1100 An Act to authorize landowner-on-own-land elk licenses. This is a similar bill to last years SB 184. That bill did not pass and you can see the bill and...
Week 1 2023 Legislative Session
Mitch Richter will be lobbying this legislative session assisted by Dave Nauman and volunteer lobbyist George Vandel. Mitch Richter is a former legislator serving 8 years from Sioux Falls in the House and for the past 20 years has been lobbying in Pierre as a contract...
2020 Voting Record
Recently the South Dakota Wildlife Fed. Camo-Coalition (SDWFCC) released its 2020 Legislative voting record on select topics that are important to SDWF members. It is important to note that legislators should not necessarily be judged based entirely on one vote, but...
Day 32 of 37
SB 150 passed the house on Thursday. Only a few days left, most of all of our bills have passed or died, we will monitor until the end! Thank you! All for the help in fighting the constant onslaught of attempts to change our hunting and fishing heritage here in SD. HB...
Day 31 of 37
Legislative Daily Update: Day 31 of 37 HB 1184 passed the Senate today 24 yeas 11 nays it needed 2/3 of the vote to pass, and that is exactly what it had. SB 150 will be on the House floor on (Wed.) House is at ease right now so not sure when will be heard today or...
Action Needed!
Need your action Please email all Sen. and ask them to oppose HB 1184 (reasons below) on the Senate Floor on Wed, If passed, and in the future we have smaller deer or antelope numbers, our tag numbers are set by herd health, these tags are guaranteed, I ask you whose...
Action Needed!
Need your action, maybe the last time for this Session! Please if you have the chance to attend a cracker barrel this weekend please ask all Senators to oppose HB 1184 Landowner tags to Non-resident landowners and to support HCR 6011, RAWA funding at a National level....
Your Action is needed!
Need your action, maybe the last time for this Session! Please if you have the chance to attend a cracker barrel this weekend please ask all Senators to oppose HB 1184 Landowner tags to Non-resident landowners and to support HCR 6011, RAWA funding at a National level....
Day 28 of 37
Legislative Daily Update: Day 28 of 37 HB 1095 passed, placed on consent. HB 1181 passed, placed on consent HB 1257 passed, placed on consent. HB 1238 Failed to pass the House. 27 yeas, and 38 nays 5 excused HB = House Bill SB = Senate Bill Location of Bill and...
Day 26 of 37
Legislative Daily Update: Day 26 of 37 This week on Thursday is crossover day. It means the bills introduced must be passed out of house of origin. SB 75 passed House Ag. this morning and was amended to NOT include all of the wealthy who flies here to pheasant hunt....