SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Now, after almost 30 years of temporary prairie dog hunting bans, the U.S. Forest Service will permanently ban prairie dog hunting in an area of the Conata Basin in the ...

Colorado Parks and Wildlife conservation biologist Ed Schmal uses a spot light to search for black-footed ferrets among the praire dog towns Wednesday night, Oct. 22, 2025, on the Walker Ranch west of ...