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PHAS’s November Members meeting – Topic: Raccoons
November 29, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Wednesday, November 29th, 2023 , 6 pm MT -is the date of Prairie Hills Audubon Society’s November meeting by Zoom, which will be on raccoons and also towards the end of the meeting, some other meso-carnivores.
We will talk about the raccoon’s range, habitat, behaviors, life cycle and beneficial uses and conflicts with humans. We will talk about their management in SD and in other states. We will also talk about lives and/or management of other meso-carnivores in SD and other states.
Raccoons in SD are one of 5 target animals of the SD Nest Predator Bounty Program along with opossum, stripped skunk, red fox and badgers, but more than 6 times as many raccoons are killed each year compared to the other 4 predators – 42,300 killed in 2023 through that bounty program and 142,000 were killed between 2019-2022.
The alleged reason for this killing is to benefit pheasants and other ground nesting birds. We and many others don’t believe the bounty program will help ground nesting birds as its’ impacts are too diffused. For more info on the Nest Predator Bounty Program (NPBP) visit https://phas-wsd.org/sd-nest-predator-bounty-program/
SD allows hound hunting of raccoons for in-state persons and SDGFP is considering allowing out-of-state persons to hunt them also, in part so non-residents can participate in raccoon hound hunting competitions.
Raccoons can be killed in SD at any time without a license, if they are doing damage to property or livestock/poultry. Also resident land occupiers on their own property and residents under 18 can kill them without a license during the raccoon hunting season (which is year-round for residents). They are considered to be covered under predator/varmint hunting rules (although they are not listed as a predator/varmint) and can be taken with a predator/varmint license, furbearer license and many other hunting licenses.
Speakers will b:
Katherine McGill Owner/Operator, 411 Raccoon Solutions Inc/ 411 Wildlife Org, Florida,
Mellissa Smith – Executive Director Friends of the Wisconsin Wolf & Wildlife Great Lakes Wildlife Alliance &
Nancy Hilding, President Prairie Hills Audubon Society
Zoom details:
Nancy Hilding is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting -.November 29th, 2023 6 pm MT
Topic: PHAS November members meeting
Time: November 29th, 2023 6 pm MT
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Meeting ID: 854 3392 0233
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