South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:06 - Hunting seasons and methods › Chapter 41:06:20 - West River prairie deer season › Section 41:06:20:02 - Open units - Exceptions

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
The following is a description of the open units:
(1) Unit WRD-02A: those portions of Pennington and Meade Counties within a line beginning at Interstate 90 at New Underwood, then northerly from New Underwood along 160th Avenue to Meade County Road 21 (New Underwood Road), then northerly along Meade County Road 21 to its junction with the Belle Fourche River, then easterly along the Belle Fourche River to its confluence with the Cheyenne River, then easterly along the Cheyenne River to its junction with the east Pennington County line, then southerly along the Pennington County line to its junction with Interstate 90, then westerly along Interstate 90 to New Underwood, the point of beginning;
(2) Unit WRD-02C: the portion of Pennington County south of Interstate 90 and east of the Cheyenne River;
(3) Unit WRD-11A: the portion of Bennett County north of U.S. Highway 18;
(4) Unit WRD-11B: the portion of Bennett County south of U.S. Highway 18, excluding Lacreek National Wildlife Refuge;
(5) Unit WRD-15A: Butte County, except the portion included in Unit WRD-15B;
(6) Unit WRD-15B: the portion of Butte County south of U.S. Highway 212 and west of State Highway 79 and the portion of Lawrence County north of Interstate 90;
(7) Unit WRD-20A: Corson County;
(8) Unit WRD-21A: the portion of Custer County east of State Highway 79 and the portion of Pennington County south of Interstate 90 between State Highway 79 and the Cheyenne River;
(9) Unit WRD-21B: those portions of Custer and Pennington Counties within a line beginning at the junction of State Highway 79 and the section line between section 18 and section 19, township 6 south, range 7 east, then northerly along State Highway 79 to the Rapid City city limits, then westerly along the Rapid City city limits to its junction with U.S. Highway 16, then southwesterly along U.S. Highway 16 to its junction with the Black Hills National Forest boundary, then southerly along the Black Hills National Forest boundary to its junction with the northeast corner of Custer State Park, then southerly along the eastern boundaries of Custer State Park and Wind Cave National Park to the southeast corner of Wind Cave National Park, then westerly along the southern boundary of Wind Cave National Park to its junction with U.S. Highway 385, then southerly along U.S. Highway 385 to its junction with Custer County Road 101 to its junction with the section line between section 24 and section 19, township 6 south, range 7 east, then northerly along this section line to its junction with section 13 and section 18, township 6 south, range 7 east, then easterly along the section line between section 18 and section 19, township 6 south, range 7 east to its junction with State Highway 79, the point of beginning;
(10) Unit WRD-24A: Dewey County, excluding the Little Moreau recreation area and game production area except the portions included in WRD-24B;
(11) Unit WRD-24B: the Little Moreau Recreation Area and game production area in Dewey County;
(12) Unit WRD-27A: those portions of Custer and Fall River Counties within a line beginning at the junction of the South Dakota-Wyoming border and U.S. Highway 18, then easterly along U.S. Highway 18 to its junction with the Cheyenne River, then easterly along the Cheyenne River to its junction with U.S. Highway 18 and 385, then northerly along U.S. Highway 18 and 385 to its junction with State Highway 79 and continuing along State Highway 79 to its junction with the section line between section 19 and section 18, township 6 south, range 7 east, then westerly along this section line to its junction with section 13 and section 24, township 6 south, range 7 east, then southerly along the section line between section 19 and section 24, township 6 south, range 7 east to its junction with Custer County Road 101, then westerly along Custer County Road 101 to its junction with U.S. Highway 385, then southerly along U.S. Highway 385 to its junction with Fall River County Road 18 (Argyle Road), then northwesterly along Fall River County Road 18 and Custer County Road 333 to its junction with State Highway 89, then southerly along State Highway 89 to its junction with Fall River County Road 12, then westerly along Fall River County Road 12 to its junction with Custer County Road 319, then westerly along Custer County Road 317 to its junction with Custer County Road 715, then westerly along Custer County Road 715 to its junction with Custer County Road 769, then westerly along Custer County Road 769 through Dewey to its junction with the South Dakota-Wyoming border, then southerly along the South Dakota-Wyoming border to its junction with U.S. Highway 18, the point of beginning, except the portion included in WRD-27L;
(13) Unit WRD-27B: Fall River County, except those portions included in WRD-27A and WRD-27L;
(14) Unit WRD-27L: limited to the Hill Ranch Game Production Area; the Forest Service lands included in and connected to the Hill Ranch Game Production Area boundaries on the south side and the west side; and the state managed Bureau of Reclamation lands adjacent and connected to the Hill Ranch Game Production Area and the Forest Service lands north of the Cheyenne River and on the west side of Angostura Reservoir. Since this unit is all public land, landowner preference does not apply;
(15) Unit WRD-30A: Gregory County. The season in Unit WRD-30A is open for four consecutive days beginning on the Saturday 19 days before Thanksgiving and then for seven consecutive days beginning on the Monday three days before Thanksgiving;
(16) Unit WRD-30B: Gregory County;
(17) Unit WRD-31A: Haakon County;
(18) Unit WRD-35A: the portion of Harding County west of U.S. Highway 85, excluding those portions of the Custer National Forest within WRD-35L;
(19) Unit WRD-35C: the portion of Harding County east of U.S. Highway 85, excluding those portions of the Custer National Forest within WRD-35L;
(20) Unit WRD-35L: all of Custer National Forest, except for the West Short Pines and the South Dakota portion of the Long Pines, found within Harding County. Since this unit is all public land, landowner preference does not apply;
(21) Unit WRD-39A: the portion of Jackson County north of the White River, excluding the Badlands National Park;
(22) Unit WRD-39B: the portion of Jackson County south of the White River;
(23) Unit WRD-41A: Jones County, except the portion included in Unit WRD-45D;
(24) Unit WRD-45A: Lyman County, except the portions included in Units WRD-45B, WRD-45C, and WRD-45D;
(25) Unit WRD-45B: Lyman County east of State Highway 47, except the portion included in Unit WRD-45C;
(26) Unit WRD-45C: those portions of Stanley and Lyman Counties within the Lower Brule Indian Reservation;
(27) Unit WRD-45D: those portions of Lyman, Stanley, and Jones Counties within a line beginning at the northwest corner of the Lower Brule Indian Reservation, then westerly 18 miles, then southerly 20 miles, then easterly 19 miles, then northerly 1 1/2 miles to the southwest corner of the Lower Brule Indian Reservation, then northerly along the reservation boundary to the northwest corner of the reservation, the point of beginning;
(28) Unit WRD-49A: the portion of Meade County east of Interstate 90, south of U.S. Highway 212, and west of a line beginning at the junction of U.S. Highway 212 and Meade County Road 23, then southerly along Meade County Road 23 to its junction with Meade County Road 28, then easterly along Meade County Roads 23-28, then southerly along Meade County Road 23 to its junction with State Highway 34, then southerly along Meade County Road 21 (New Underwood Road) to its junction with the Pennington County line and that portion of Pennington County west of Pennington County 160th Avenue (New Underwood Road) and north of Interstate 90;
(29) Unit WRD-49B: the portion of Meade County south of U.S. Highway 212; east of Meade County Road 21, Meade County Road 23, Meade County Roads 23-28, and Meade County Road 3075; and north of the Belle Fourche River;
(30) Unit WRD-50A: Mellette County;
(31) Unit WRD-53A: the portion of Perkins County north of State Highway 20;
(32) Unit WRD-53C: the portion of Perkins County south of State Highway 20 and the portion of Meade County north of U.S. Highway 212;
(33) Unit WRD-58A: Stanley County, except the portions included in Units WRD-45C and WRD-45D;
(34) Unit WRD-58D: Stanley County, except the portions included in Units WRD-45C and WRD-45D, but including the department campground below Oahe Dam. Licenses are only available to persons who use a wheelchair. Additional licenses may be issued to nonresident hunters who use a wheelchair;
(35) Unit WRD-60A: Tripp County;
(36) Unit WRD-64A: Ziebach County;
(37) Unit WRD-65A: Oglala Lakota County; and
(38) Unit WRD-67A: Todd County.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(2)(17),  41-6-21.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(2)(17),  41-6-21.