AUG. 12
South Dakota: Application deadline for Tundra Swan licenses. Details: gfp.sd.gov.
South Dakota: Application deadline for Custer State Park antelope licenses. Details: gfp.sd.gov.
AUG. 15
Aberdeen: Third and final night of instruction for HuntSAFE course at Terry O'Keefe Hunter Education Center at the Sportsman's Club of Brown County Rifle Range that is 5 miles south of the junctions of U.S. highways 12 and 281 in Aberdeen.
AUG. 15-17
Sioux Falls: Conference at the Sheraton Conference Center to discuss status, threats and opportunities related to North American grasslands. Cost is $160. Register: sdstate.edu. Details: Julie Sibbing, sibbing@nwf.org.
AUG. 18
Sioux Falls: Grasslands policy summit at the Sheraton Conference Center to develop a road map for the conservation of North American grasslands. Register: sdstate.edu. Details: Julie Sibbing, sibbing@nwf.org.
AUG. 19
Fort Ransom, N.D.: American Kennel Club raccoon hunt. Bench show deadline is 7 p.m. with a $10 entry fee. Hunt at 9 p.m. with a $25 entry fee. Meet at the North Dakota Coon Hunters Association clubhouse at Sheyenne River Lodge. Details: Jay Brademeyer at 701-308-0490 or fatcat@drtel.net.
AUG. 20
Fort Ransom, N.D.: United Kennel Club raccoon hunt. Bench show deadline is 7 p.m. with a $15 entry fee. Hunt at 9 p.m. with a $30 entry fee. Meet at the North Dakota Coon Hunters Association clubhouse at Sheyenne River Lodge. Details: Jay Brademeyer at 701-308-0490 or fatcat@drtel.net.
AUG. 25-27
Pierre: National Guard FLW Walleye Tour on Lake Oahe. Details: 270-252-1000 or FLWOutdoors.com.
AUG. 27-28
Rural Aberdeen: Whitetail Bowman Archery Club Hunters Scratch and Handicap Tournament. Outdoor range is three miles north of Aberdeen on U.S. Highway 281, two miles west on 129th Street (Richmond Road) and one-half mile south on 384th Avenue (the gravel road).
SEPT. 1
Black Hills: Registration deadline for the 14th Annual Mickelson Trail Trek Sept. 16-18: mickelsontrail.com or 605-584-3896.
South Dakota: Common snipe season opens through Oct. 31. Details: gfp.sd.gov.
