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South Dakota will still set aside $500,000 to pay bounties for predators next year. But now only youth will get paid for trapping game bird predators, and $300,000 is set aside for coyote bounties.
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State commission replaces controversial wildlife predator bounty with new programs • South Dakota Searchlight
A commission has voted to narrow a controversial trapping program, but the state intends to pay as much for bounties as it did last year.
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March 19, 2026 at 8:43 PM