Today’s Hunter: A Guide to Hunting Responsibly and Safely is the official student manual for South Dakota’s HuntSAFE (Safety and Firearms Education) courses. Developed and approved by the South Dakota Department of Game, Fish, and Parks, this manual introduces you to U.S. hunting regulations and provides general information about firearm equipment, basic shooting and hunting skills, ethics and safety, survival skills, and wildlife identification.
If you’re looking for pheasant, you won’t have to look too hard in South Dakota: more than 1 million roosters are harvested annually. The James River Corridor is known as one of the best locations, with 85,000 acres of private land enrolled in an open-hunting program. The Missouri River reservoir system coupled with forests, grasslands, and mountains provides habitat for deer, antelope, turkey, elk, bighorn sheep, and more.
With this handbook, you can ensure you are well-prepared to make every hunting trip a safe one. Hunting safety is everyone’s responsibility.
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Make your learning about hunting safety fun and easy by taking an online hunter education course at Hunter-Ed.com. Hunter Ed works with IHEA-USA, more than 35 state agencies, and industry partners to develop approved and recognized online hunter safety courses. With a safety course, hunters of all ages can become more successful and ethical hunters.
South Dakota Hunter Education manuals are designed for persons age 12 through 15, though everyone is encouraged to learn about safe hunting. Become a safer hunter today!