South Dakota State Library: Digital Collections

- 1949 Forage Production on Annie Creek and Hepler Experimental Range Plots
- Experimental rangelands -- South Dakota; Range ecology -- South Dakota; Pittman-Robertson Project (S.D.)
- In 1945, three one-acre plots were established in the Annie Creek Area. One plot was left as an unfenced control, another was enclosed with a permanent deer-proof fence, and the third was enclosed in a deer-proof fence that could be opened for a...
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- 1950 Forage Production on Annie Creek And Hepler Experimental Range Plots
- Range ecology -- South Dakota; Experimental rangelands -- South Dakota; Pittman-Robertson Project (S.D.)
- Briefly stated, these studies attempt to determine the degree of competition between deer and domestic livestock, annual forage production, annual utilization of browse by deer, and use-factors for key food plants. Results of this experiment have...
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- 1951 Forage Production on Annie Creek and Hepler Experimental Range Plots
- Range ecology -- South Dakota; Experimental rangelands -- South Dakota; Pittman-Robertson Project (S.D.)
- The Annie Creek and Hepler Experimental Range Plots established in 1945 consist of an acre each of Deer Proof, Controlled Browsing and Unfenced at Annie Creek plus an additional Livestock Proof Acre at the Hepler Plots. Deer utilization each...
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- 1952 Antelope Restoration
- Antelopes -- South Dakota; Pronghorns -- South Dakota; Pittman-Robertson Project (S.D.)
- This is a job completion report, as require by the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act. The focus of this report is South Dakota's antelope population.
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- 1952 Forage Production on Annie Creek and Hepler Experimental Range Plots
- Range ecology -- South Dakota; Experimental rangelands -- South Dakota; Pittman-Robertson Project (S.D.)
- This job, primarily designed to establish use-factors for key browse plants, has been a constant source of frustration during the last seven years, since the normal production of browse even under complete protection has varied from a minus 60...
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- 1954 Antelope Season in South Dakota
- Pittman-Robertson Project (S.D.); Antelopes -- South Dakota; Pronghorns -- South Dakota; Pronghorn hunting -- South Dakota; Antelope hunting -- South Dakota
- The state issued 5700 antelope hunting permits for the nine-day September 19 to 27 season in 1954. Those hunters harvested about 5200 antelope. About 91.2 percent of the permittees were successful. If all part days hunted are considered full days...
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- 1957 Antelope Season in South Dakota
- Pittman-Robertson Project (S.D.); Antelopes -- South Dakota; Pronghorns -- South Dakota; Pronghorn hunting -- South Dakota; Antelope hunting -- South Dakota
- During the 1957 antelope season, 4,415 permits were issued and 3,887 antelope were killed. The average success for all hunting units was 88.0 percent. There was a 73.4 percent return of the report cards. The average hunter required 1.5 days to bag...
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- 2011 evaluation of the decoy-only hunting unit in the Lower Oahe waterfowl hunting access area
- Waterfowl shooting -- South Dakota -- Statistics; Duck shooting -- South Dakota; Goose shooting -- South Dakota; Hunting surveys -- South Dakota
- This report evaluates the 2011 decoy-only waterfowl unit and compares the findings with the previous thirteen years (1998 - 2010).
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- 2011 game fish spearing and archery in South Dakota: resident spearing/archery harvest and angler opinion survey
- Spear fishing -- South Dakota -- Surveys; Archery -- South Dakota -- Surveys; Spear fishing -- South Dakota -- Public opinion; Archery -- South Dakota -- Public opinion; Spear fishing -- South Dakota -- Statistics; Archery -- South Dakota --...
- This report summarizes results from the South Dakota Game, Fish, and Parks Spearing/Archery Harvest and Angler Opinion Survey of resident anglers who held a game fish spearing and archery permit in 2011. Information was collected from April through...
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- 2011 spearfishing and bowfishing in South Dakota: resident hook/line angler opinion survey
- Spear fishing -- South Dakota -- Surveys; Bowhunting -- South Dakota -- Surveys; Bowhunting -- South Dakota -- Public opinion; Spear fishing -- South Dakota -- Public opinion; Spear fishing -- South Dakota -- Statistics; Bowhunting -- South Dakota...
- This report summarizes results from the South Dakota GFP's resident hook and line angler opinion survey reguarding spearing and bowfishing in SD, which was administered in the Fall of 2012. Survey responses were collected from a random sample of...
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- 2012 pheasant management in South Dakota: hunter opinion survey
- Pheasant shooting -- South Dakota -- Statistics; Ring-necked pheasant -- South Dakota -- Public opinion; Pheasants -- South Dakota; Hunting surveys -- South Dakota; Wildlife management -- South Dakota
- This report summarizes results from the South Dakota GFP's pheasant management in South Dakota hunter opinion survey administered in 2012. The purpose of the survey was to gather information regarding public hunting on private lands. A mixed mode...
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- 2012 South Dakota animal damage control program: online hunter opinion survey
- Animal Damage Control Program (S.D.); Wildlife management -- South Dakota -- Surveys; Wildlife pests -- Control -- South Dakota; Wildlife management -- Environmental aspects -- South Dakota; Wildlife pests -- Control -- Environmental aspects --...
- This report summarizes results from the South Dakota GFP's Animal Damage Control Program hunter opinion survey administered in 2012. Survey responses were collected in November and December 2012. An Internet survey was administered to a random...
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- 2012 South Dakota bighorn sheep hunter opinion survey
- Bighorn sheep hunting -- South Dakota -- Public opinion; Bighorn sheep hunting -- South Dakota -- Surveys; Bighorn sheep -- South Dakota -- Statistics; Wildlife management -- South Dakota
- This report summarizes results from the South Dakota GFP's bighorn sheep hunter opinion survey administered in 2012. Survey responses were collected from June 26th to July 23rd on bighorn sheep management, hunting opportunities, and the...
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- Analysis of Antelope Hunter Report Card Data, 1971
- Pittman-Robertson Project (S.D.); Antelopes -- South Dakota; Antelope hunting -- South Dakota; Pronghorns -- South Dakota; Pronghorn hunting -- South Dakota; Hunting -- South Dakota
- This report summarizes the 1971 pronghorn hunter report card data. No special field studies were made.
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- Analysis of Antelope Hunter Report Card Return 1958
- Pittman-Robertson Project (S.D.); Antelopes -- South Dakota; Antelope hunting -- South Dakota; Pronghorns -- South Dakota; Pronghorn hunting -- South Dakota
- During the 1958 antelope season 3,300 permits were issued and 3,062 antelope were harvested. The average success for the six hunting units was 92.8 per cent. This information was based on the data of a 72.1 per cent hunter report card return....
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- Analysis of Hunter Report Card Data, 1972
- Pittman-Robertson Project (S.D.); Antelopes -- South Dakota; Antelope hunting -- South Dakota; Pronghorns -- South Dakota; Pronghorn hunting -- South Dakota; Hunting -- South Dakota
- This report summarizes the 1972 pronghorn archery and firearms hunter report card data. No special field studies were conducted. An attempt was made to contact all hunters who failed to return their hunter report card. The hunting season is the...
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- Angler Use and Harvest Surveys on Brant Lake, Lake County, South Dakota May 1998 – August 2008
- Fishing surveys -- South Dakota -- Brant Lake -- Statistics.; Fishing -- South Dakota -- Brant Lake -- Statistics.; Fishing -- South Dakota -- Brant Lake -- Public opinion.; Fishing -- South Dakota -- Brant Lake.; Dingell-Johnson Project (S.D.)
- The objective of this 11-year creel survey was to document long-term trends in angling use, catch and harvest rates, and catch and harvest of walleyes and other species in this important fishery. By conducting summer and winter surveys, angler use...
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- Angler Use and Harvest Surveys on Crow Creek, South Dakota, 1997-1998
- Fishing -- South Dakota -- Crow Creek -- Statistics; Fishing surveys -- South Dakota -- Crow Creek -- Statistics
- This report includes fish population data collected during stream surveys in 1997 and 1998 for Crow Creek, South Dakota. Angler use and harvest data from 1997 and 1998 are also included. Stream water temperature time series were collected May...
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- Angler Use and Harvest Surveys on Deerfield Reservoir, South Dakota May – August 2010
- Fishing surveys -- South Dakota -- Deerfield Reservoir -- Statistics.; Fishing -- South Dakota -- Deerfield Reservoir -- Statistics.; Fishing -- South Dakota -- Deerfield Reservoir -- Public opinion.; Fish population -- South Dakota -- Deerfield...
- Angler use and harvest (creel) survey information from May 14th to August 12th, 2010 are included in this report. Creel information is used in combination with other fisheries data to make management decisions in the Black Hills. Angler harvest,...
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- Angler use and harvest surveys on Lake Herman (May 1998-August 2008) and Herman Park Pond (May 2004-August 2008), Lake County, South Dakota.
- Fishing surveys -- South Dakota -- Herman, Lake -- Statistics; Fishing surveys -- South Dakota -- Herman Park Pond -- Statistics; Fishing -- South Dakota -- Herman, Lake -- Statistics; Fishing -- South Dakota -- Herman Park Pond -- Statistics; Lake...
- Angler use and harvest surveys on Lake Herman and Herman Park Pond for May 1998-August 2008. Dingell-Johnson Project, F-21-R-41; Job Number 2109; Completion report no. 12-07.
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