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Hunting

• Hunting Handbook (regulations)

• 2008 Hunting Handbook Supplement

• SD Hunting Atlas

• Print Hunting Applications

• SD Game Harvest Projections

• Spring Light Goose Handbook
• Public Hunting Areas Booklet
• Lower Oahe Waterfowl Guide
• Make A Pheasant Management Area
• Disability Information
• Non-toxic shot
• Wildlife-Related Diseases
• The Wild Turkey in South Dakota (for sale online)
• Wild Mammals of South Dakota (for sale online)

Big Game Supplements

• Archery Antelope Unit Map
• Archery Deer Unit Map
• Archery Elk Unit Map
• Archery Paddlefish Regulations
• Big Game Regulations
• Black Hills Deer Unit Map
• Black Hills Elk Unit Map
• East River Deer Unit Map
• Fall Turkey Regulations
• Fall Turkey Unit Map
• Firearms Antelope Unit Map
• Meat Care
• Muzzleloader Deer Unit Map
• Paddlefish Snagging Regulations
• West River Deer Unit Map
• Youth Deer Unit Map

Opinion Surveys

• 2003 Angler/Fishing Activity
• 2003 Deer Harvest Evaluation
• Archery Equipment
• Archery Deer Hunter
• Black Hills Rifle Elk (summary)
• Black Hills Rifle Elk (full report 2.9mb)
• Black Hills Deer (summary)
• Black Hills Deer (full report, 4mb)
• East River Deer
• Lower Oahe Decoy-Only Unit 2007 (summary)
• Lower Oahe Decoy-Only Unit 2007 full report
• Muzzleloader Deer
• Mt. Lion Opinion Survey 2002
• Mt. Lion Hunter Survey 2005
• Mt. Lion Hunter Survey 2005 (4 page summary edition)
• Mt. Lion Hunter Survey 2006
• Mt. Lion Hunter Survey 2006 (4 page summary edition)
• Pheasant Hunter
• Prairie Dog
• SD Resident Wildlife Values
• SD Rifle Prairie Deer Hunters - 2006 report
• Spring Turkey Part 1
• Spring Turkey Part 2
• West River Deer
• YouthPheasant/Waterfowl
• Walk-In Area Survey 2005 (summary)
• Walk-In Area Survey 2005 (full report, 2.6mb)
• Special Canada Goose Survey

Fishing

• Fishing Handbook (regulations)
• Public Fishing Waters Booklet
• Trophy Fish Application
• State Record Fish Application
• Fishing Tournament Application
• Fishing Tournament Rules
• Common Fishes of SD (identification guide)
• History of Fisheries and Fishing in South Dakota (for sale online)

Trapping

• Avoid Trapping River Otters (brochure)

Other

• Avian Bird Flu
• Science Collector's Permit Application
• Prairie Dog Management Plan
• Summary of Public Involvement Process Used in South Dakota's State Prairie Dog Management Planning
• 2003 Law Enforcement  Program Report in pdf (5MB file-longdownload
• Educational Materials
• LaFramboise Island Wildlife Habitat Study
• 003 Regulations and Law Enforcement Study - Executive Summary
• 003 Regulations and Law Enforcement Study - Full Report
• Wildlife Issues Panel Notes from Aug. 18 Meeting (PDF file)
• Spearfish Canyon Homestake Lands Acquisition
• Special Event Application
• Special Event Rules
• Wildlife Damage Management Program
  2006 Landowner Survey / Evaluation Report
• Field Guide to Butterflies of South Dakota (for sale online)

State Parks

    General Park Info:

• SD Park Times (1.89 MB)

• 2009 Tatanka: The Guide to Custer State Park (1.62 MB)

• Making Campground Reservations

• SD state parks fact sheet

• Volunteering in Parks

• Download Free Campground Maps

• Download Free Trail Maps and Guides

     Recreation/Learning:

• Bird Watching in SD State Parks (booklet)

• Birding checklist (companion piece to booklet)

• A Birder's Guide to the Mickelson Trail (1.05 MB)

• Glacial Lakes Bird Watching Guide (1.4 MB)

• Southeast South Dakota Bird Watching Guide (1.3 MB)

• Canoeing and Kayaking in South Dakota

• Canoe/Kayak the Big Sioux River

• Canoe/Kayak the Missouri River: Pickstown to Running Water

• Dakota Forts

• Disc Golf in SD State Parks

• Don't Pocket Our Past: Protecting Cultural Resources

• Free Class Field Trips Registration

• Historic SD State Parks

• Horse Trails in SD State Parks

• Preserving Your Privilege: Off-road Vehicle Use in SD State Parks

• Roughing It Lite (healthy outdoor cooking recipes)

• State Park Bicycle Tour (booklet)

• South Dakota SCORP
  (Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan)

     Fun For Kids:

• Kids in the Park with Lewis and Clark Activity Book

• Lewis and Clark Bingo

     Other Publications:

• LaFramboise Island Wildlife Habitat Study