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Paddlefish snagging extended to Lake Francis Case
Applications are now available
from the South Dakota Department
of Game, Fish and Parks for a
paddlefish snagging season that
will take place on Lake Francis
Case from May 1 through May 31,
2012.
There are 350 tags available for
the resident-only season. Tags will
be issued by lottery drawing, with a
first application deadline of February
17. In addition, the Lower
Brule and Crow Creek Sioux tribes
will each issue 25 paddlefish snagging
tags to tribal members for
those season dates.
Annual paddlefish stocking efforts
initiated in the early 1990s
have resulted in good numbers of
paddlefish in Lake Francis Case.
Jason Sorensen, a GPF fisheries biologist
in Chamberlain, said one of
the original goals of the stocking
program was to develop a paddlefish
sport fishery.
“Due to the success of our stockings
over the years, we can be con-
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fident that conservative harvest
from this paddlefish stock will not
have profound negative implications
on the population of these
unusual fish,” Sorensen said.
“The season will be open reservoir-wide
on Lake Francis Case,
and anglers also may snag paddlefish
in the White River, from the
mouth upstream to the Highway
47 bridge,” he said.
“Since this is a new season on
Lake Francis Case, we cannot be
sure where anglers will concentrate
their efforts, but we feel most
activity will take place in the tailwaters
below Big Bend Dam and
near the White River confluence,”
Sorensen said.
Anglers will not be allowed to
snag paddlefish from immediately
below the Big Bend Dam powerhouse
to the downstream chain
link fence (about two-tenths of a
mile). Snagging hours will be 6
a.m. to 9 p.m. CST daily.
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“The season offers a unique opportunity
for anglers to pursue
paddlefish along a stretch of the
Missouri River that hasn’t been
fished for paddlefish in over 30
years,” Sorensen said.
Biologists will collect information
from anglers and harvested
February gathering of the
Wall Writers Group to be held
The topics for the Saturday, February
11, Wall Writers Group gathering
are to write
(a) Anything about Valentine's
Day OR
(b) Remember silence is sometimes
the best answer.
Feel free to bring and share
something that you have already
written or use one of the above top-
Things are finally moving along
and bills are flying out of L.R.C.
In my Transportation Committee
we only had one bill, HB 1089, on
Tuesday. This was a mandate for
the state to purchase ethanol blend
gasoline only. Over 77 percent of
our purchases are already ethanol
on our lowest price bid process. The
bill was defeated by sending it to
the 41st day.
Some bills coming to Transportation
meeting next week that will
generate controversy are the point
system for speeding and the out
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paddlefish during the season to aid
in managing the new fishery.
Paper applications for the paddlefish
drawing are available at license
retail agents, GFP offices or
by printing them from the GFP
website. Additionally, anglers can
apply online at www.gfp.sd.gov.
Edgar Bros. to be honored as
BHSS Stockmen of the Year
Dick and Doug Edgar, Rockham,
started Edgar Brothers Angus in
1953, with the purchase of two registered
heifers from Raymond,
S.D., breeder Lester Hurlbut. This
was at the time when it was hard
to find an angus in the
country.?Most people were breeding
herefords.
The brothers keep abreast of
technology, incorporating new genetics
and marketing tools into
their program. They breed their
cattle to be big, stout cattle that
perform in any environment. They
believe that selection of large
framed cattle is what has set them
apart from other breeders, especially
in the early years.
While they breed their cattle to
what the commercial producer
wants, they also hit the show circuit.
Along with the Black Hills
Stock Show, they hit many of the
main shows East River. Their stock
can also be found at the National
Western Stock Show in Denver.
Today, the brothers have
brought other family members into
the operation, which has one of the
largest angus herds in South
Dakota. They have an annual production
sale each year in March.
Typically, they sell 250 bulls and
350 heifers each year.
Dick married Mary Angela Gruenwald
in 1954, and together they
raised seven children. Sons Mark
and Bruce stayed active in the operation.
Today, some of the grandchildren
are carrying the Edgar
Brothers tradition to the next generation.
The Edgar Brothers were part of
the 2011 South Dakota Angus Association
tour. They say a lot has
changed in the last 60 years, when
the angus cattle were sold after the
herefords and they believe they
have helped to lead the way in
changing things.
The Edgar Brothers’ operation
also includes custom farming and
a pheasant hunting lodge.
ics.
The Wall Writers meet at 416
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If you have any questions, please
call Linda at (605) 786-6937 or
Dave at (605) 279-2952.
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The 60th Annual South Dakota
Picnic will be held indoors on Sunday,
February 26, 2012, at the
Woodbrook Estates Mobile Home
Park Recreation Center, 1510 Ariana
Street, Lakeland, FL.
Please bring a large covered
casserole or hot dish, salad, or
dessert to share, also plates and silverware
for your own family. Coffee,
iced tea, and sodas will be furnished.
From the Floor
door advertising bill. They are HB
1170 and HB 1200 if you would
like to look them up and comment
to me.
In Ag HB 1038 concerns me a bit
especially if you take livestock to
Nebraska or Wyoming. Those who
live and produce near those boarders
may accidentally break the law
just by forgetting the documentation
and end up being charged
with a class 1 misdemeanor resulting
in a $1000 fine and/or 30 days
in jail.
On the floor I opposed HB 1058
that increased record search fees
without directing the revenue to a
particular program. I also opposed
HJR 1060 that puts on the ballot
an increase in our first and last
Hook sisters bring
home the bucks
Courtney Hook of Pierre, shot this buck by the Cheyenne River
east of Wasta on the H Lazy 8 ranch. Courtney is the daughter of
Rocky and Ronelle Hook and the granddaughter of Darwin and
Linda Hook. ~Courtesy Photo
Colbi Hook of Pierre, shot this buck by the Cheyenne River east
of Wasta on the H Lazy 8 ranch. Colbi is the daughter of Rocky
and Ronelle Hook and the granddaughter of Darwin and Linda
Hook. ~Courtesy Photo
South Dakota picnic to
be held in Florida
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and special session mileage from 5
cents to the regular travel rate. It
is such a small amount a little over
$11 each for the 105 legislators it
hardly seems worth the time to
clutter up the ballot with this
change to our constitution.
I am pleased with the amount of
bills that are repealing out dated
and obsolete statutes. This will
clean up and reduce the pages of
our statutes. I hope this continues
in coming sessions because we
have barely scratched the surface.
I am disappointed so far that
second amendment and drivers license
issues are not making it out
of committee. Hopefully the health
care issues will meet a better fate.
All three of these issues deserve
Lunch will be at 1:00 p.m., but
feel free to come anytime after
11:30 a.m., to visit with fellow
South Dakotans.
If you have any questions, please
call or email June Clark, President,
( 8 6 3 - 6 4 6 - 1 1 3 1 ) ,
jjclark01@msn.com, or Sue Kelly,
Secretary, (941-792-8235),
suehkelly@verizon.net.
If you can attend, please RSVP to
June or Sue.
By District 30
Representative Mike Vericho
full debate on the House Floor.
Please keep in touch with issues
that concern you or your friends
and neighbors you can read and
follow bills on
www.legis.state.sd.us.
As always contact me any time
at the numbers and sites below.
God bless you and keep us in your
prayers so that we may do the
right things.
Rep. Mike Verchio
P.O. Box 205 Hill City, S.D. 57745
Home: 574-2466
Cell: 391-5093
House Lobby: 773-3851
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