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Complaints prompt talk of ban on rifle hunting
Associated Press
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - Rifle hunting could be prohibited in all or part of Minnehaha County under a request being studied by the state Department of Game, Fish and Parks.
All hunting is prohibited in cities, but most of the county is open to rifle hunting during the state's various deer seasons, from November to January, plus a youth season in September.
Officials say resident safety complaints are rising along with rural development, to about 50 complaints last year. The GF&P will consider restricting some areas to shotguns and muzzleloaders, which have a shorter shooting range than rifles.
"With Sioux Falls expanding into the county, people are concerned with the safety issue. Their kids are out in the yards," said Kristoff DeKramer of Game, Fish and Parks.
Rifles already are prohibited in an area stretching from Sioux Falls to east of Brandon. Depending on residents' comments, the department could expand that area to cover residential growth north of Sioux Falls, or even the rest of the county, DeKramer said.
The state now allows harvest of 1,175 deer during the regular firearm season in Minnehaha County, plus 115 licenses for youth, 100 for muzzleloaders and about 85 for bow hunters.
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