Game, Fish and Parks doesn’t disclose employee’s landowner status in lake refuge repeal

By: Meghan O'Brien

Outlets: South Dakota Searchlight

Published: June 7, 2026

Words: 1,253

Last Updated: 1 day, 9 hours ago

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When officials with South Dakota’s Game, Fish and Parks Department sought to repeal a lake’s waterfowl refuge status, they said it was what the surrounding landowners wanted.

They didn’t say one of the landowners works for their agency.

Kraig Haase is a Watertown regional supervisor of conservation officers for …

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