GFP wants more river otters trapped in eastern counties

GFP wants more river otters trapped in eastern counties

PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) -- The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Commission plans to ban trapping of beavers throughout the Black Hills area where their populations have declined, while also allowing more river otters to be trapped in eastern South Dakota where their numbers have grown. The commission also intends to allow fishing year-round in an area of Lake Francis Case that previously was closed from December through April. Minnehaha County…