SD Duck Hunting?

[Sportland_Bait]

Its my first year duck hunting in SD. We are going to hunt the NE part of the state. I'm guessing we will hunt most WPAs. Are there special regulations for hunting within the indian reservation areas? It is just me and my girlfriend, do we need to bring a duck boat? We've hunted ND the last few years and haven't needed a boat. Any hotel recommendations for the webster/lake city area? Thanks.

Jason Erlandson

[Tyler Holm]

Jason,

You've picked a pretty good area to duck hunt. I've only hunted ducks in that area in late season (Nov - Dec). The shoots have been execellent.

I've been through Lake City several times and don't recall any hotels/motels. Webster has a few choices, but I havn't stayed at any of them. Might also want to check with Roy Lake's resort. They have cabins.

As for WPAs in that area... I have never set foot on one. I usually hunt private land. I'd spend some time near Roslyn & Grenville as well. There is a WPA about 5 miles West of Roslyn and 3-4 North. That holds a lot of local ducks. Rush Lake and areas around Holmquest have a lot of local ducks. Closer to Aberdeen (where I grew up hunting for the last 15 years) I would put some time in near Sand Lake refuge. If your talking late season... Lynn Lake, Waubay, & Bitter Lake hold tons of birds when everything else freezes up.

[ifishsd]

The bunkhouse in Webster is a nice motel. They have dog kennels and a game cleaning shack.

If you have a boat I would bring it. South Dakota allows boat motors on the public ground. Some areas have HP restrictions.

[Benny]

I too have hunted the NE area near Sissiton for the past three years.We hunted only the reservation lands as we could go and buy a license right before the season.

Now they changed thier rules to follow the North Dakota rules, so we gave up hunting the res lands.

And yes you need thier licinse to hunt thier lands.

Benny

[gorrilla]

Jason I'll stop by the store in the next week or so with a few of my contacts and favorite spots in the area since I live near you anyway.

[Sportland_Bait]

Wow Gorilla that would be great. I really appreciate it. Thanks.

Jason Erlandson