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Travel South Dakota announces community pheasant grants

Megan Howell loved to hunt upland birds with Biscuit, a Braque du Bournais pointing dog that recently died
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Megan Howell

Travel South Dakota has announced 23 "Rooster Rush" grant opportunities for communities across the state. Eligible communities will receive promotional materials for pheasant hunting.

Eligible communities will receive promotional materials for pheasant hunting. This year's communities are:

  • Aberdeen
  • Clark
  • De Smet
  • Eureka
  • Fort Pierre
  • Huron
  • Ipswich
  • Madison
  • Milbank
  • Miller
  • Mitchell
  • Mobridge
  • Pierre
  • Platte
  • Plankinton
  • Presho
  • Pukwana
  • Redfield
  • Sioux Falls
  • Watertown
  • White Lake/ Stickney
  • Winner

Grants are limited to up to $500 per community.

"Rooster Rush is designed to put a spotlight on South Dakota's pheasant hunting - the best hunting in the world," said South Dakota Department of Tourism Jim Hagen.

Participating communities have the opportunity to enter to win Travel South Dakota's Cacklin' Community Award.

The winning community will be announced at the annual Governor's Conference on Tourism in January.

Eligible communities can find grant application information here.

Evan Walton is an SDPB reporter based in Sioux Falls. Evan holds a Master’s in English Literature from Southern New Hampshire University and was honorably discharged from the United States Army in 2015, where he served for five years as an infantryman.