MORRISTOWN, S.D. (KFYR) - Clayton Pederson owns a few thousand acres in southwestern North Dakota where he scopes for pronghorn.

In previous years, Pederson could count on receiving a gratis license as a landowner.

This year, the process changed thanks to the passing of Senate Bill 2155, and after not being selected for a license, Pederson won’t be able to hunt for antelope on his own property.

Under the new law, the allocation of pronghorn licenses is a 50/50 split between gratis and general lottery applicants.

“It’s our land, and over 90% is privately held in North Dakota. So, to me, you don’t want to make that divide any bigger,” said Pederson.

Sponsors of the bill say its passing was an effort to make the chance to hunt pronghorn a likelihood for all hunters.

“Basically, we ran i

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