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Duck population trending lower, lack of wetlands hurt numbers

By Shannon Marvel      02/02/2026

Duck numbers are trending in the wrong direction, at least compared to the last decade or so. George Vandel, vice……

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Five years in, South Dakota’s Habitat Stamp praised as one of state’s ‘smartest investments’

By Joshua Haiar of South Dakota Searchlight      12/08/2025

The first fish that former state Sen. V.J. Smith, R-Brookings, ever caught was from a dock when he was a…

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