peterpointinglab
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I recently moved to brookings and was wondering if anyone could offer me advice as to where I could train my dog and run him. thank you
I recently moved to brookings and was wondering if anyone could offer me advice as to where I could train my dog and run him. thank you
Dog Training
No person may kill or capture any wild game
birds while training or running a dog except during
open seasons. Using pen-raised birds to train dogs
is permitted with certain restrictions:
•No person may train dogs on wild game
birds from Apr. 15-July 31 statewide
From Aug. 1 through the Friday preceding the third
Saturday in September, a person may train a dog
for the purpose of locating, pursuing or pointing
wild game birds on publicly-owned land or on public
road rights of way with the following restrictions:
•No more than four dogs may be trained in any
one day. In addition, a person may not use
or carry a shotgun or rifl e during training
•The dog(s) must be owned by the person
conducting the training and not offered for sale
•The owner of the dog may be assisted
in the training if the owner is present
•No motor vehicle, horse or any other
conveyance may be used
•However, a person who otherwise qualifi es
to train dogs on public lands may use a
horse for dog training on public lands until
Noon central time on Fridays, Saturdays,
and Sundays from the fi rst Friday of August
to the fi rst Sunday of September, inclusive,
with authorization of the government
agency that manages the public land.
•For complete rules write to Game,
Fish and Parks Permits; 20641 SD
Hwy 1806; Fort Pierre, SD 57532
•The use of dogs is encouraged for hunting on
federal Waterfowl Production Areas (WPAs).
Dogs are allowed for other recreational
activities only if confi ned to a vehicle,
boat, ice house, or on a leash controlled
by the handler. Dog training and dogs
roaming freely on WPAs are prohibited
below is what the regulations say about dog training. I've always taken it that from apr. 15th thru july 31st it was prohibited on all land, public or private, statewide. Not just private wia's, etc.
one of the most confusing pieces of legalese ever written. Basically at navhda, we do whatever we want on private land, released birds. Usually mark any pheasants released with flo tape, do not worry re quail and chukar.
This fall I contacted a shooting preserve (locally) for the purposes of training my dog. I simply wanted a place where a dog could raise a few birds. I didn't carry a gun and we usually raised 2-3 pheasants - scratch birds.
I offered $20 for their courtesy, but on subsequent trips did not pay the facility. I did, however, send them a Christmas gift of thanks. I went out 3-4 times this fall.
You might try this approach with local Shooting Preserves in your area.
Good Luck.