South Dakota Controlled Hunting Access Program (CHAP) (CHAP)

CHAP pays South Dakota landowners $10 per hunter per day (minimum $250 a year) for limited, foot-traffic public hunting that the landowner controls: number of hunters per day, species, type of take and open dates. New contracts of three years or longer earn a $1,000 signing bonus, and CHAPs of 1,000+ acres get an extra $250 per year.

• Guide: 'Enrolled land is open to limited public hunting access by foot-traffic only.'

• Landowners manage hunter access 'via direct contact or a self-serve check box or through an on-line reservation system.'

Signing bonuses for multi-year contracts providing priority opportunity for deer, elk, pheasant, turkey or waterfowl as set by the regional review team.

Published amounts: Guide p.16: 'CHAP annual payments are based on the number of hunters that use the area.' '$10/hunter/day'; 'Minimum annual payment of $250'; 'CHAPs of 1,000 acres or more receive additional $250/yr.' 'New CHAP Signing Bonus of $1,000 for a new three year or longer CHAP contract.'

Contact GFP landowner-program staff; CHAP Guidelines at https://habitat.sd.gov/resources/CHAP.aspx.

Deadline text on the page: No deadline published.