South Dakota is increasing the number of bison hunting licenses available each season: trophy bull bison licenses rise from 10 to a maximum of 15, and non-trophy bull bison licenses rise from 20 to a maximum of 30. Both license types will now guarantee that at least 60 percent go to South Dakota residents in the first lottery draw, rather than setting a fixed number of resident-only licenses. The rules also remove the former prohibition on issuing cow bison licenses, allowing the department to issue those licenses going forward.
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Rules concerning both trophy and non-trophy bull bison will be addressed.
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