Outdoor recreation in S.D. sees big boost during pandemic

  • Lacey Elrod displays her white tail doe she shot in the Black Hills Nationa Forest.
    Lacey Elrod displays her white tail doe she shot in the Black Hills Nationa Forest.
South Dakota’s billion-dollar outdoor recreation economy boomed in 2020, providing a much-needed economic boost in several business sectors while giving hope to wildlife management agencies that they can reverse a longterm decline in the number of licensed hunters and anglers. As movie theaters closed, concerts were canceled, stores shut down and other indoor activities were curtailed by efforts…

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