Bear Butte National Wildlife Refuge

Bear Butte National Wildlife Refuge

Bear Butte is an easement refuge only consisting of 563.63 acres on private and State owned lands. No lands are owned by the FWS. The area is managed by the South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks under a 1967 agreement with the FWS. The FWS has easements on Tracts 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 11. Tracts 5,7,8 (except for the NW half of Lot 4b, Section 19, T. 6 N., R. 6 E.), and 9 have been purchased by the South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks. The other tracts remain in private ownership.