Very true but it's only a three and a half hour jaunt for us and made for a nice semi-impromptu trip.

I will say SD's non-resident licensing has to be the spawn of a "paronoid Big Brother" but they have the game and the folks wanting to come so...

I love the country of the middle third of the state though, a mix of breaks, patched with crop land, stock ponds, shelter belts, and the Mighty Mo - a haven for all kinds of wild life.