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Eureka Homecoming 2008 Parade Photos

Each year the Eureka High School has its Homecoming Parade and festivities. These events are designed to unite the School Students and fill each Patriots Fan’s heart with pride. Eureka and Bowdle combine to unite surrounding communities together in order to capture that Football spirit.

S.D. Deer Hunting Residency Requirements

For a detailed discussion, see page 12 of the 2008 South Dakota Hunting Handbook.

To be eligible for a resident license, a person must meet all of the following criteria:

1. Have a domicile within this state for at least 90 consecutive days immediately preceding the date of application for, purchasing, or attempting to purchase any hunting, fishing, or trapping license/permit.  A domicile is a person’s established, fixed, and permanent home to which the person, whenever absent, has the present intention of returning.
2. Make no claim of residency in any other state or foreign country for any purpose.
3. Claim no resident hunting, fishing, or trapping privileges in any other state or foreign country.
4. Prior to any application for any license, transfer to this state the person’s driver’s license and motor vehicle registrations.

EXCEPTIONS:  The following persons are deemed to be residents of this state as long as they continue to meet any of the conditions set forth below:

1. Any person who previously had a domicile in this state who is absent due to business of the United States or of this state, or is serving in the armed forces of the United States or the spouse of an active duty military person;
2. Any person who previously had a domicile in this state who is absent due to the person’s regular attendance at a post-high school institution as a full-time student;
3. Any person in the active military of the United States or that person’s spouse who is continuously stationed in this state;
4. Any person who is a patient in any war veterans’ hospital within this state;
5. Any person who is an employee of the veterans’ administration or any veterans’ hospital in this state;
6. Any person residing on restricted military reservations in this state;
7. Any person attending regularly a post-high school institution in this state as a full-time student for 30 days or more immediately preceding the application;
8. Any foreign exchange student over sixteen years of age attending a public or private high school who has resided in the state for 30 days or more preceding the application;
9. Any foreign exchange student who is between the ages of twelve years and sixteen years who has completed the Department of Game, Fish and Parks’ course of instruction in the safe handling of firearms and has been issued a certificate of competency upon completion of instruction and who has resided in the state for 30 days or more preceding application for a license;
10. Any person who is a minor dependent of a resident of this state; and
11. For the purpose of acquiring resident small game and fishing licenses, any person who does not reside in South Dakota but who is a member of the South Dakota National Guard or of any other unit of a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States that is located in South Dakota.

Proof of Residency

To buy a license, a resident age 16 or older needs a valid South Dakota driver’s license or a state-issued and expiration-dated South Dakota ID card.  Either can be obtained at a state driver’s license office.  Youth hunters under age 16 are required to provide the HuntSAFE certificate.

Resident Declaration

For the purpose of proof of residency for those who do not possess one of the standard forms of identification described above, individuals must obtain a residency declaration prior to purchasing a license.  Contact a Wildlife Division office, GFP Licensing office, Conservation Officer, or an authorized license agent.

Pheasant Recipes

Pheasant Rice Bake
Makes 6 Servings

1 Pheasant, cut up
1 Package Onion Soup Mix
1 Cup Uncooked Rice
1 Can Cream of Mushroom Soup
1 Can of Milk
1 Can French Fried Onion Rings

Simmer pheasant in water with a small amount of vinegar or lemon juice in it, to help tenderize the bird. Sprinkle dry soup mix into buttered casserole dish. Sprinkle rice over soup mix. Add cooked pheasant pieces Pour Soup and milk mixture over pheasant. Cover and bake 350 degree oven 1 hr and 15 minutes. Uncover a sprinkle with onion rings. Cook 15 minutes longer.

Mexican Pheasant
Makes: 8 Servings

2 Cups Cooked Pheasant, Cut in 1 inch bites
1 can Cream of Mushroom Soup
1 can Cream of Chicken of Chicken Soup
1/2 Jar Medium Salsa
1 Cup Sour Cream
2 Cup Monterey Jack/Cheddar Cheese
1/2 Cup Onion Chopped
1 Package Corn Tortillas cut in strips

Combine pheasant, soups, onion, salsa, sour cream and 3/4 cheese.
Layer mixture with tortilla strips. Top with remaining cheese. Bake for 30 minutes at 350 F

Pheasant in Spiced Sour Cream
Makes: 4 Servings

1 Pheasant – Cut up
Flour
Butter
8 oz Carton Sour Cream
2 Cups Water
2 tsp. Worcestershire Sauce
Few drops Tabasco Sauce
2 Bay Leaves
Dash Sweet Basil
Dash Rosemary
Salt and Pepper

Dust pieces of pheasant with flour and brown in butter. Mix sour cream and water. Add remaining ingredients to sour cream mixture. Pour sour cream mixture in a covered roaster and add pheasant. Bake at 325 F for several hours or until tender.

Pheasant Pate

1 lb pheasant
Butter
3 Tb Mayonnaise
2 Tb Lemon Juice
2 Tb Butter – softened
1 Tb Onion – finely chopped
10 or more drops of Durkey’s Red Hot Pepper Sauce
1/2 Tsp. Salt
1/2 Tsp. Dry Mustard
Dash Pepper

Cook pheasant, covered, in a small amount of butter, stirring occasionally until well done. Put pheasant through a meat grinder. Blend with remaining ingredients. Place mixture in a 2 cup mold. Chill for several hours. Carefully remove from mold. Garnish with chopped hard boiled egg, snipped chives or parsley. Serve with crackers.

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