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Food Plots
South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks · State program
$20/acre annually, or $80/acre if enrolled in public hunting access; free seed each spring
South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks offers a food plots program with annual payments and free seed. The page says payments are $20 per acre, or $80 per acre for plots enrolled in a public hunting access program, with up to 20 acres per quarter section.
Program details
How it works
South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks offers a food plots program listed on the Pennington Conservation District cost share page. The page says food plots must remain unharvested and standing through March 15.
What the money covers
The program provides annual payment support for food plot acres and also offers free food plot seed each spring. The listed seed types are corn, sorghum, brood mix, and big game mix.
Amounts and matching
The page states:
- $20 per acre annual payment for food plot acres
- $80 per acre for food plots enrolled in a public hunting access program
- Free food plot seed available each spring
Limits
The page says the maximum is 20 acres per quarter section, with unlimited total acres per landowner.
How to apply
The page does not provide an application process or a named contact for this program on the cost-share list.
Timing and deadlines
The page says food plots must remain standing through March 15. It does not give a program start or end date.
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