Photos: Game, Fish and Parks

Maps of the Proposed Spearfish Canyon State Park and Bismarck Lake

In January 2016, Gov. Dennis Daugaard announced a plan to provide for the establishment of a new state park in Spearfish Canyon. Under a bill introduced by South Dakota's Congressional Delegation, federal-state land exchange would include Bismarck Lake property.

SD Record Chinook Salmon

Gordon Sampson caught a record-setting 24 lb., 8 oz. Chinook salmon on Lake Oahe on Aug. 14. The fish broke the previous state record of 23 lbs., 14 oz.