Individuals can also order outdoor publications like the Conservation Digest , Sportsman's Atlas and S.D. Public Fishing Waters from the order form in the back of the Fishing Handbook . Department officials will have the publication and other information available at the Black Hills Sport Show and Sale in Rapid City starting Friday, Feb. 18. Renters of these two facilities no longer have to wait 90 days in advance to make reservations during the calendar year. Reservations are now being accepted for arrival anytime throughout this year. This change went into effect on Jan. 4, 2000.
Winter sports are popular activities with many people in South Dakota.
Ice fishing, sledding, snowmobiling, ice skating and downhill and cross-country skiing are among the most favorite. Game, Fish and Parks officials are asking sportsmen to remember these activities demand safety precautions, especially when ice over water is involved. Safety Administrator Bill Shattuck said ice can be very dangerous, and people can be injured or killed if ice is not respected. Traveling in a vehicle on ice, especially early or late in the season, is simply a matter of an accident waiting to happen. New ice is usually stronger than old ice.