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South Dakota wildlife officials offer hunting license refunds as deer disease reports continue

States Newsroom · October 11, 2026

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Reports of deer deaths from a viral disease have spiked as hunters take to the fields in South Dakota, and state wildlife officials are reducing some hunting opportunities and offering hunting-license refunds to protect deer numbers. Epizootic hemorrhagic disease is a viral illness spread by tiny biting midges…

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