Opinion

Dear editor, I'm writing to express my gratitude to everyone that helped to put on the "Super Bowl" for the 3rd and 5th graders on Friday, evening, October 8th, there in Wagner. This was an amazing and thrilling game "Under the lights.

Ed Lemmon and Scotty Philip were the first South Dakota cowboys inducted into Oklahoma City’s National Cowboy Hall of Fame.

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Scoped Muzzleloaders, CWD, & Savage Model 99 Rifles In South Dakota, one is not permitted to use a scoped muzzleloader rifle for big game hunting. While most states permit a scope on muzzleloaders, that doesn’t necessarily make it right.

In the last couple years, I have developed a renewed awe and appreciation of our scientists around the world who work for entire careers to advance science and medicine in their laboratories and beyond. One such scientist is Dr. Barry Marshall.

In South Dakota, one is not permitted to use a scoped muzzleloader rifle for big game hunting. While most states permit a scope on muzzleloaders, that doesn’t necessarily make it right. SDG-F&P’s rationale is that a muzzleloader hunt should be a primitive experience.

When stopped on the street, folks often ask, “Wiltz, what’s next?” Other than pheasants, and perhaps waterfowl and grouse, Mike Hall and I are looking at a November elk hunt in Wyoming. Though I’m looking forward to the Wyoming hunt, I have some apprehensions.

At last spring’s Mitchell Gun Show, I sold six guns that were near and dear to me. My only consolation was the readily apparent pleasure they would bring to their new owners. I made a major mistake when I sold my Mec Size-Master 12 gauge shotgun shell reloader as I acted too quickly.

Dear Editor: If you read the legal notice of the Bon Homme Commission meeting on 8-17 it was reported that Ron and Janet Wagner made a proposal to convert unused rail line in Bon Homme and Charles Mix County into the core of a regional multipurpose recreational trail.

Years ago I read an article referring to our Black Hills as a poor man’s mountain hunt. While the quarry isn’t mountain goats or sheep, it doesn’t cost a minimum $10,000 for goats or $25,000 to $50,000 for sheep. Deer can be just as challenging. It’s what you make of it.