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South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:06 - Hunting seasons and methods › Chapter 41:06:16 - Waterfowl hunting seasons › Section 41:06:16:02.01 - Low Plains duck hunting season established

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
The duck hunting season in the Low Plains north zone is open for 74 consecutive days beginning the Saturday closest to September 24. The Low Plains north zone is that portion of northeastern South Dakota east of the High Plains Unit and north of a line extending easterly along U.S. Highway 212 to the South Dakota-Minnesota border.
The duck hunting season in the Low Plains south zone is open for 74 consecutive days beginning on the fourth Saturday of October. The Low Plains south zone is that portion of Gregory County east of State Highway 47 and south of State Highway 44; that portion of Charles Mix County south of State Highway 44 to the Douglas County line, then southerly along State Highway 50 Geddes, then easterly along the Geddes Highway to its junction with U.S. Highway 281 and U.S. Highway 18, then southerly along U.S. Highway 281 and U.S. Highway 18 to State Highway 50, then southerly and easterly along State Highway 50 to the Bon Homme County line; Bon Homme County south of State Highway 50; that portion of Yankton County south of State Highway 50; that portion of Clay County south of State Highway 50; and that portion of Union County south of State Highway 50 and west of Interstate 29.
The duck hunting season in the Low Plains middle zone is open for 74 consecutive days beginning on the Saturday closest to September 24 in that portion of the state east of the High Plains zone, excluding the areas in the Low Plains north and south zones.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(17),  41-11-5.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(17),  41-11-5.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:06 - Hunting seasons and methods › Chapter 41:06:16 - Waterfowl hunting seasons › Section 41:06:16:03 - Daily bag limit

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For purposes of this section, the term "ducks" includes "mergansers." The daily bag limit is six ducks, unless the person chooses the second-tier option at which the daily bag limit is an aggregate of three ducks or mergansers of any species or gender. The total daily limit of six ducks may include no more than two redheads, one scaup, three wood ducks, one pintail, two canvasback, and five mallards, of which no more than two may be hen mallards.
During the first 16 days of the season an additional two blue-winged teal may be harvested in addition to the daily bag limit.
The daily bag limit for coots is 15.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(2),  41-11-5.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(2),  41-11-5.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:06 - Hunting seasons and methods › Chapter 41:06:16 - Waterfowl hunting seasons › Section 41:06:16:05 - Possession limit

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The possession limit for ducks, including mergansers, is three times the daily bag limit for each species.
A person may, at any one time, possess no more than 45 coots taken according to the daily bag limit.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(2)(17),  41-11-5.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(2)(17),  41-11-5.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:06 - Hunting seasons and methods › Chapter 41:06:16 - Waterfowl hunting seasons › Section 41:06:16:06.01 - Goose definitions

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
The following definitions apply to goose species in the state:
(1) Dark geese include all Canada geese, black Brant, and white-fronted geese;
(2) Light geese include all other geese.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(2)(17),  41-11-5.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(2)(17),  41-11-5.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:06 - Hunting seasons and methods › Chapter 41:06:16 - Waterfowl hunting seasons › Section 41:06:16:07.01 - Shotgun shell limit exception

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
Notwithstanding subdivision 41:06:04:05(1), a person may take light geese during a Conservation Order with a shotgun which is capable of holding more than three shells.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(14),  41-11-5.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(14),  41-11-5.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:06 - Hunting seasons and methods › Chapter 41:06:16 - Waterfowl hunting seasons › Section 41:06:16:07.02 - Federal migratory waterfowl stamp - Exception

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
Notwithstanding subdivision 41:06:04:05(3), a person may take light geese during a Conservation Order and Canada geese during an August Management Take without a federal migratory waterfowl stamp.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(2)(13).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(2)(13).
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:06 - Hunting seasons and methods › Chapter 41:06:16 - Waterfowl hunting seasons › Section 41:06:16:08 - Special Canada goose hunting unit established - Limited permits - Application

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
Unit CGW-11A: Bennett County, including tribal trust lands, is open for the special Canada goose hunting season for 65 consecutive days beginning on the third Saturday of October; 800 permits with three tags per permit.
A person may not hunt Canada geese unless the person has been issued a special permit and tags. Each tag is valid for taking one Canada goose consistent with the provisions of §
									41:06:16:09. Each goose must be tagged immediately upon retrieval.
Half of the permits are available to persons with land occupant preference. If licenses remain unsold following an initial first-come, first-served period, a person already holding a license may apply for up to two additional licenses.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(10)(17),  41-11-5.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(10)(17),  41-11-5.
Hunting license fees, §
											41:06:02:03.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:06 - Hunting seasons and methods › Chapter 41:06:16 - Waterfowl hunting seasons › Section 41:06:16:09 - Bag and possession limits on geese

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The daily bag limit in the special Canada goose hunting unit established in §
									41:06:16:08  may include no more than 50 light geese, three geese that may be a combination of Canada geese and black Brant, and three white-fronted geese.
The daily bag limit in Unit 1 during the goose hunting season may include no more than 50 light geese, eight geese that may be a combination of Canada geese and black Brant, and two white-fronted geese. The daily bag limit in Unit 2 during the goose hunting season may include no more than 50 light geese, four geese that may be a combination of Canada geese and black Brant, and two white-fronted geese. The daily bag limit in Unit 3 during the goose hunting season may include no more than 50 light geese, and four geese that may be a combination of Canada geese and black Brant The possession limit is three times the daily bag limit, except there is no possession limit for light geese.
There is no daily bag or possession limit for light geese taken during a Conservation Order.
During the August Management Take, the daily bag limit is 15 Canada geese. There is no possession limit for Canada geese during the August Management Take.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(2)(17),  41-11-5.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(2)(17),  41-11-5.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:06 - Hunting seasons and methods › Chapter 41:06:16 - Waterfowl hunting seasons › Section 41:06:16:09.01 - Tundra swan season established - Open units - Shooting hours

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The tundra swan hunting season is open from the Saturday closest to October 1 through the end of the light goose hunting season as established in §
									41:06:16:07  in the counties of McPherson, Edmunds, Campbell, Walworth, Potter, Faulk, Spink, Beadle, Kingsbury, Brookings, Brown, Marshall, Day, Clark, Codington, Sully, Hughes, Hyde, Hand, Hamlin, Roberts, Grant, Buffalo, Jerauld, Sanborn, Miner, Lake, Moody, Brule, Aurora, Davison, Hanson, McCook, Minnehaha, and Deuel. No more than 1,300 permits may be issued with one tag per permit. No more than 200 of the available permits may be issued to nonresidents. Shooting hours for tundra swans are the same as for duck hunting.
A person may not hunt tundra swans unless the person has been issued a special permit with a tag. The tag is valid for the taking of one tundra swan. Each swan must be tagged immediately upon retrieval.
Land occupant preference is not applicable to this season. If permits remain unsold after the first lottery drawing, only those residents and nonresidents who do not have a permit may apply in the second lottery drawing for and receive one permit from any respective remaining resident and nonresident permits. If any resident and nonresident permits remain unsold after the second lottery drawing, all permits shall be combined and any resident or nonresident may receive a permit. No person may receive more than two permits.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(2)(10)(17).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(2)(10)(17).
Duck hunting season established, §
											41:06:16:01. High Plains duck hunting season, §
											41:06:16:02. Low Plains duck hunting season, §
											41:06:16:02.01.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:06 - Hunting seasons and methods › Chapter 41:06:16 - Waterfowl hunting seasons › Section 41:06:16:10 - Certain roadways closed to hunting

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Brown County Road 16, adjacent to Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge in Brown County, is closed to all hunting during the waterfowl seasons and Conservation Order.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(2)(17),  41-11-5.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(2)(17),  41-9-1.1,  41-11-5.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:06 - Hunting seasons and methods › Chapter 41:06:16 - Waterfowl hunting seasons › Section 41:06:16:11.01 - Nonresident waterfowl license purchase restrictions - Unsold licenses

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Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person may purchase only one nonresident waterfowl license for the fall-winter general waterfowl season each year. If nonresident waterfowl licenses remain unsold after October 31, an unlimited number of such licenses may be purchased on a first-come, first-served basis.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(13),  41-6-18.2,  41-6-18.4,  41-11-5.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(13),  41-6-18.2,  41-6-18.4,  41-11-5.
Waterfowl hunting season restrictions, §
											41:06:04:05(4); Nonresident waterfowl zones, §
											41:06:16:11.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:06 - Hunting seasons and methods › Chapter 41:06:16 - Waterfowl hunting seasons › Section 41:06:16:12 - Waterfowl management area

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That portion of Lake Sharpe including the water, islands, and bars within the water's edge from a north-south line across the reservoir through the dredged channel at the east end of Hipple Lake downstream to a north-south line across the reservoir 100 yards east of the easternmost emergent vegetation on Antelope Island is a waterfowl management area.
No waterfowl decoys or hunting blinds may be placed or left remaining in the area between the hours of sunset and 5:00 a.m. during the waterfowl season. No waterfowl decoys may be left in place and unattended at any time during the waterfowl season between 5:00 a.m. and sunset daily.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(2)(5)(17),  41-11-5.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(2)(5)(17),  41-11-5.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:06 - Hunting seasons and methods › Chapter 41:06:17 - Common snipe hunting season › Section 41:06:17:01 - Snipe hunting season established

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The common snipe hunting season is open statewide from sunrise to sunset each day from September 1 through October 31.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(17),  41-11-5.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(17),  41-11-5.
Basic or general hunting license required, SDCL  41-6-11.
Combination licenses, SDCL  41-6-10.1.
Resident small game license, SDCL  41-6-16.
Nonresident small game license, SDCL  41-6-17.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:06 - Hunting seasons and methods › Chapter 41:06:17 - Common snipe hunting season › Section 41:06:17:03 - Daily bag limit

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The daily bag limit is 5 common snipe.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(1)(2),  41-11-5.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(1)(2),  41-11-5.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:06 - Hunting seasons and methods › Chapter 41:06:17 - Common snipe hunting season › Section 41:06:17:04 - Possession limit

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A person may have in possession at one time no more than 15 common snipe taken according to the daily limit.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(1)(2),  41-11-5.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(1)(2),  41-11-5.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:06 - Hunting seasons and methods › Chapter 41:06:18 - Sandhill crane hunting season › Section 41:06:18:01 - Sandhill crane hunting season established

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
The sandhill crane hunting season is open from one-half hour before sunrise to sunset for 58 days beginning on the fourth Saturday of September.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18,  41-11-5.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18,  41-11-5.
The amended version of this section by 46 SDR 116, effective 4/29/2019 is not yet available.
Hunting license fees, §
											41:06:02:03.
Basic or general hunting license required, SDCL  41-6-11.
Combination licenses, SDCL  41-6-10.1.
Resident small game license and pheasant restoration stamp required, SDCL  41-6-16.
Nonresident small game license and pheasant restoration stamp required, SDCL  41-6-17.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:06 - Hunting seasons and methods › Chapter 41:06:18 - Sandhill crane hunting season › Section 41:06:18:02 - Open unit

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The unit open to sandhill crane hunting is that portion of the state lying west of a line beginning at the South Dakota-North Dakota border and State Highway 25, south on State Highway 25 to its junction with State Highway 34, east on State Highway 34 to its junction with U.S Highway 81, then south on U.S. Highway 81 to the South Dakota-Nebraska border.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18,  41-11-5.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18,  41-11-5.
The amended version of this section by 46 SDR 116, effective 4/29/2019 is not yet available.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:06 - Hunting seasons and methods › Chapter 41:06:18 - Sandhill crane hunting season › Section 41:06:18:03 - Daily bag limit

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
The daily bag limit is 3 sandhill cranes.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18,  41-11-5.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18,  41-11-5.
The amended version of this section by 46 SDR 116, effective 4/29/2019 is not yet available.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:06 - Hunting seasons and methods › Chapter 41:06:18 - Sandhill crane hunting season › Section 41:06:18:04 - Possession limit

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A person may have in possession at one time no more than 9 sandhill cranes taken by that person according to the daily bag limit as provided in §
									41:06:18:03.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(1)(2),  41-11-5.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(1)(2),  41-11-5.
The amended version of this section by 46 SDR 116, effective 4/29/2019 is not yet available.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:06 - Hunting seasons and methods › Chapter 41:06:19 - Black Hills deer hunting season › Section 41:06:19:01 - Black Hills deer hunting season established - Number and type of licenses

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The Black Hills deer hunting season is open from one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset daily beginning on November 1 through November 30. No more than 5,000 one-tag deer licenses may be issued to residents for the Black Hills deer hunting season.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(1)(2)(17).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(1)(2)(17).
Resident big game license required, SDCL  41-6-19.
Nonresident big game license required, SDCL  41-6-20.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:06 - Hunting seasons and methods › Chapter 41:06:19 - Black Hills deer hunting season › Section 41:06:19:02 - Open Unit

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The unit open to deer hunting in the Black Hills is Unit BHD-BH1. A description of Unit BHD-BH1 is as follows: those portions of Lawrence, Meade, Pennington, Custer, and Fall River Counties enclosed by a line beginning at the South Dakota-Wyoming border and Interstate 90, then easterly and southerly along Interstate 90 to its junction with the city limits of Rapid City, then westerly and southerly along the city limits of Rapid City to its junction with U.S. Highway 16, then southwesterly along U.S. Highway 16 to its junction with the eastern boundary of the Black Hills National Forest, then southerly along the eastern boundaries of the Black Hills National Forest, 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 southwesterly 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 at Argyle, then southerly along State Highway 89 to its junction with Fall River County Road 317 (Minnekahta-Dewey Road), then westerly along Fall River County Road 317 to its junction with Custer County Road 319, then westerly along Custer County Road 319 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 northerly along the South Dakota-Wyoming border to its junction with Interstate 90, the point of beginning.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(1)(2)(17).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(1)(2)(17).
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 41:06:20:01 - West River prairie deer hunting season established - Number and type of licenses

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The West River prairie deer hunting season is open from one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset each day for 16 consecutive days beginning on the Saturday 12 days before Thanksgiving, except as provided in §
									41:06:20:02. In addition, any hunter possessing a valid antlerless deer or antlerless whitetail deer tag in any West River unit may hunt from one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset each day for 9 consecutive days beginning on the third Saturday following Thanksgiving. No more than 20,000 one-tag, 15,000 two-tag and 10,000 three-tag deer licenses may be issued to residents for the West River prairie deer hunting season.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(1)(2)(17).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(1)(2)(17).
Resident big game license required, SDCL  41-6-19.
Nonresident big game license required, SDCL  41-6-20.
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 41:06:20:01.01

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General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(1)(2)(17).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(1)(2)(17).
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 41:06:20:02.01 - Special any deer or any whitetail deer licenses - Restrictions

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The West River resident and nonresident "special any deer" license allocation is the greater of four percent of the total West River resident deer licenses which include an "any deer" tag allocated in the previous year, or 500 resident and 500 nonresident licenses. The West River resident and nonresident "special any whitetail deer" license allocation is the greater of four percent of the total West River resident deer licenses which include an "any whitetail deer" tag allocated in the previous year, or 500 resident and 500 nonresident licenses. These licenses are available by lottery and are valid only on private property not leased by the Department of Game, Fish and Parks for public hunting in any West River prairie deer unit. Each license is valid for one "any deer" or one "any whitetail deer." An applicant may apply for both an East River special deer license and a West River special deer license, but may only receive one special deer license in any given year. A successful West River special deer licensee may not apply for a West River deer license in the initial or second drawing. A successful West River deer licensee may not apply for a leftover West River special deer license. No person may make application for or receive the special deer license provided for in this section unless the following conditions are met:
(1) The applicant has permission from an owner or lessee of private land to hunt deer on the owner's or lessee's property located within the permitted area during the deer hunting season for which the special any deer license is issued; and
(2) The applicant includes on the application for a special any deer license the name and telephone number of the owner or lessee of the private property granting the permission.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(17),  41-6-21.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(17),  41-6-21.
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 41:06:20:06 - Designation of areas where free antlerless deer licenses can be used by farmers and ranchers (Repealed)

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South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:06 - Hunting seasons and methods › Chapter 41:06:21 - East River deer hunting season › Section 41:06:21:01 - East River deer hunting season established - Number and type of licenses

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
The East River deer hunting season is open from one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset each day for 16 consecutive days beginning on the Saturday before Thanksgiving. In addition, any hunter possessing a valid antlerless deer or antlerless whitetail deer tag in any East River unit may hunt from one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset each day for nine consecutive days beginning on the third Saturday following Thanksgiving. No more than 30,000 one-tag, 15,000 two-tag and 5,000 three-tag deer licenses may be issued to residents for the East River deer hunting season.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(2)(17).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(2)(17).
Resident big game license required, SDCL  41-6-19.
Nonresident big game license required, SDCL  41-6-20.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:06 - Hunting seasons and methods › Chapter 41:06:21 - East River deer hunting season › Section 41:06:21:02.01 - Special any deer licenses - Restrictions

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The East River resident "special any deer" license allocation is the greater of four percent of the total East River deer licenses which included an "any deer" tag allocated in the previous year, or 500 resident licenses. These licenses are available by lottery and are valid only on private property not leased by the Department of Game, Fish and Parks for public hunting in any unit east of the Missouri River. The license is valid for one "any deer." An applicant may apply for both an East River special any deer license and a West River special any deer license, but may only receive one special any deer license in any given year. A successful East River special any deer licensee may not apply for an East River deer license in the initial or second drawing. A successful East River deer licensee may not apply for a leftover East River special any deer license. No person may make application for or receive the special any deer license provided for in this section unless the following conditions are met:
(1) The applicant has permission from an owner or lessee of private property to hunt deer on the owner's or lessee's property located within the permitted area during the deer hunting season for which the special any deer license is issued; and
(2) The applicant includes on the application for a special any deer license the name and telephone number of the owner or lessee of the private property granting the permission.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(2)(17).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(2)(17).
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:06 - Hunting seasons and methods › Chapter 41:06:21 - East River deer hunting season › Section 41:06:21:05 - Designation of areas where free antlerless deer licenses can be used by farmers and ranchers (Repealed)

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South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:06 - Hunting seasons and methods › Chapter 41:06:22 - Archery deer hunting season › Section 41:06:22:01 - Archery deer hunting season established - Number and type of licenses - Access permits

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The archery deer hunting season is open statewide from one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset each day beginning September first through January first, except as otherwise provided in §
									41:06:22:02.
Unlimited resident any deer licenses may be issued for units ARD-ST1, ARD-ER1, and ARD-WR1 and unlimited resident and nonresident antlerless whitetail deer licenses may be issued for unit ARD-LM1.
Unlimited nonresident any deer licenses valid on private land not leased by the department for public hunting may be issued for unit ARD-ST1.
Two thousand and two hundred nonresident any deer licenses may be issued for unit ARD-ST1 valid on public and private lands.
One thousand single-tag any antlerless deer licenses may be issued for use in ARD-MP1, ARD-MP2 and ARD-MP3.
No more than ten any deer and fifty antlerless whitetail deer access permits may be issued to residents for Adams Homestead and Nature Preserve.
No more than ten any deer and twenty-five antlerless whitetail deer access permits may be issued to residents for Good Earth State Park.
No more than five hundred any deer access permits may be issued to residents and no more than one hundred and twenty-five any deer access permits may be issued to nonresidents for unit WRD-35L described in §
									41:06:20:02.
No more than twenty any deer access permits may be issued to residents and no more than five any deer access permits may be issued to nonresidents for Unit WRD-27L, described in §
									41:06:20:02.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(2)(17).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(2)(17).
Resident big game license required, SDCL  41-6-19. Nonresident big game license required, SDCL  41-6-20.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:06 - Hunting seasons and methods › Chapter 41:06:22 - Archery deer hunting season › Section 41:06:22:01.01 - Open units

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The following is a description of the open units for deer:
(1) Unit ARD-ST1: statewide, excluding Custer State Park;
(2) Unit ARD-ER1: all counties east of the Missouri River;
(3) Unit ARD-WR1: all counties west of the Missouri River, excluding Custer State Park;
(4) Unit ARD-LM1: antlerless whitetail deer licenses will be available in hunting units that offer a deer license for antlerless deer in the lottery drawing for the Black Hills, West River, and East River deer seasons. One single tag license may be purchased for this hunting unit;
(5) Unit ARD-MP1: for those designated areas within the city limits of Custer;
(6) Unit ARD-MP2: for those designated areas within the city limites limits of Rapid City; and
(7) Unit ARD-MP3: for those designated areas within the city limits of Sioux Falls.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(1)(2)(17).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(1)(2)(17).
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:06 - Hunting seasons and methods › Chapter 41:06:22 - Archery deer hunting season › Section 41:06:22:01.02 - Nonresident archery deer hunting season restrictions

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A nonresident may not hunt deer on private lands leased for public access by the department or public lands prior to October first.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(2)(17).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(2)(17).
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:06 - Hunting seasons and methods › Chapter 41:06:22 - Archery deer hunting season › Section 41:06:22:02 - Restricted areas - Exceptions

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The archery deer hunting season is restricted in the following areas with the applicable restrictions or exceptions noted:
(1) Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge in Brown County is open September 1 through January 1, except during the firearm deer seasons established for the refuge in chapter 41:06:36;
(2) Lake Andes National Wildlife Refuge in Charles Mix County is closed;
(3) Lacreek National Wildlife Refuge in Bennett County is open September 1 through January 1, except during the firearm deer seasons established for the refuge in chapter 41:06:36;
(4) Waubay State Game Bird Refuge and Waubay National Wildlife Refuge in Day County are open September 1 through January 1, except during the refuge firearm deer seasons established in chapter 41:06:36;
(5) Adams Homestead and Nature Preserve is closed to archery deer hunting except for resident archery deer licensees who possess a valid archery "any deer" license and an "any deer" access permit and resident archery deer licensees who possess a valid "antlerless whitetail deer" license and an "antlerless whitetail deer" access permit, as provided for in §
									41:06:22:01. Access permits may be issued by lottery drawing;
(6) Good Earth State Park is closed to archery deer hunting except for resident archery deer licensees who possess a valid archery "any deer" license and an "any deer" access permit as provided in §
									41:06:22:01. Access permits may be issued by lottery drawing; and
(7) Except as expressly authorized, all national parks, national monuments, and national memorials are closed to archery deer hunting.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(2)(17).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(2)(17).
West River prairie deer season, ch 41:06:20.
East River deer hunting season, ch 41:06:21.
National wildlife refuge deer hunting seasons, ch 41:06:36.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:06 - Hunting seasons and methods › Chapter 41:06:22 - Archery deer hunting season › Section 41:06:22:03.01 - License purchase restrictions

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A resident may purchase one statewide any deer license valid on public and private land. In lieu of a statewide any deer license, a resident may purchase one East River any deer license and one West River any deer license valid on public and priave land. A nonresident may purchase one statewide any deer license valid on private land only or apply for one any deer license valid statewide on public and private land made available through a lottery draw. A nonresident may not purchase more than one archery any deer license. No person may purchase more than one antlerless whitetail deer archery license.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(2)(12)(13).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(2)(12)(13).
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:06 - Hunting seasons and methods › Chapter 41:06:22 - Archery deer hunting season › Section 41:06:22:05 - Season dates, open units, and number and type of licenses available for the special antlerless deer archery hunting season (Repealed)

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South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:06 - Hunting seasons and methods › Chapter 41:06:23 - Antelope hunting season › Section 41:06:23:01 - Antelope hunting season established - Number and type of licenses

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The antelope hunting season is open from one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset each day for 16 consecutive days beginning on the Saturday closest to October 1, unless prohibited in the unit descriptions in §§
									41:06:23:02. No more than 8,000 one-tag antelope licenses, no more than 3,000 two-tag antelope licenses, and no more than 50 "special antelope" licenses may be issued to residents for the antelope hunting season. No more than 50 "special antelope" licenses may be issued to nonresidents for the antelope hunting season. If a person applies for a "special antelope" license, the person may not apply for another antelope license until the third lottery drawing. A successful "special antelope" applicant may not apply for a leftover "special antelope" license.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(2)(17).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(2)(17).
Resident big game license required, SDCL  41-6-19.
Nonresident big game license required, SDCL  41-6-20.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:06 - Hunting seasons and methods › Chapter 41:06:23 - Antelope hunting season › Section 41:06:23:03 - East River units - Exceptions (Repealed)

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General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(2)(17).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(2)(17).
Archery antelope hunting season established -- Open area -- Number and type of licenses available, §
											41:06:24:01.
Resident farmer or rancher limited deer or antelope permit-Eligibility, SDCL  41-6-19.3.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:06 - Hunting seasons and methods › Chapter 41:06:24 - Archery antelope hunting season › Section 41:06:24:01 - Archery antelope hunting season established - Open area - Number and type of licenses available

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The archery antelope hunting season is open in those areas of the state with a firearm antelope season and in the portions of Custer and Pennington counties within the Black Hills Fire Protection District with access permits from one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset each day beginning on the third Saturday of August through October thirty-first, except during the firearm antelope season. Archery antelope hunting is closed in Custer State Park.
The department may issue:
(1) An unlimited number of resident one-tag antelope licenses valid on public and private land;
(2) An unlimited number of nonresident one-tag archery antelope licenses valid on private land not leased by the department for public hunting;
(3) No more than four hundred and fifty nonresident one-tag archery antelope licenses valid on public and private land; and
(4) Access permits by lottery drawing.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(1)(2)(17).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(1)(2)(17).
Hunting license fees, §
											41:06:02:03.
Basic or general hunting license required, SDCL  41-6-11.
Combination licenses, SDCL  41-6-10.1.
Resident big game license required, SDCL  41-6-19.
Nonresident big game license required, SDCL  41-6-20.
Antelope hunting season, ch 41:06:23.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:06 - Hunting seasons and methods › Chapter 41:06:24 - Archery antelope hunting season › Section 41:06:24:04 - Application requirements and restrictions

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A person may apply for and receive no more than one archery antelope license.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(12)(13),  41-6-21.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(12)(13),  41-6-21.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:06 - Hunting seasons and methods › Chapter 41:06:25 - Custer State Park antelope hunting season › Section 41:06:25:01 - Custer State Park antelope hunting season established

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The Custer State Park antelope hunting season is closed.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(2)(17),  41-17-1.1(1)(4).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(2)(17),  41-17-1.1(1)(4).
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:06 - Hunting seasons and methods › Chapter 41:06:25 - Custer State Park antelope hunting season › Section 41:06:25:02 - Number of licenses - Type - Dates

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The Custer State Park antelope hunting season includes Unit CUA-CU1 where a maximum of 3 "any antelope" licenses may be issued. Antelope may be taken by any legal means from one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset each day beginning the Tuesday following Native American Day for nine consecutive days, inclusive.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18,  41-6-21,  41-17-1.1.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18,  41-6-21,  41-17-1.1.
The amended version of this section by 46 SDR 116, effective 4/29/2019 is not yet available.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:06 - Hunting seasons and methods › Chapter 41:06:26 - Black Hills elk hunting season › Section 41:06:26:01 - Black Hills elk hunting season established - Number and type of licenses - Season dates

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The Black Hills elk hunting season is open from one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset each day of the season. No more than eight hundred "any elk" licenses and no more than one thousand, five hundred "antlerless elk" licenses may be issued for the Black Hills elk hunting season. The Black Hills elk hunting seasons are as follows:
(1) Units BHE-H1A, BHE-H2A, BHE-H3A, BHE-H4A, BHE-H5A, BHE-H7A, and BHE-H9A are open from October first through October thirty-first;
(2) Units BHE-H1B, BHE-H4B, BHE-H7B, and BHE-H9B are open from October fifteenth through October thirty-first, and from December first through December sixteenth;
(3) Units BHE-H2B, BHE-H2E, BHE-H2H, BHE-H3B, and BHE-H3E are open from October fifteenth through October thirty-first;
(4) Units BHE-H2C, BHE-H2F, BHE-H2I, BHE-H3C, and BHE-H3F are open from December first through December sixteenth; and
(5) Units BHE-H2D, BHE-H2G, BHE-H2J, BHE-H3D, and BHE-H3G are open from December seventeenth through December thirty-first.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(1)(2)(17).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(1)(2)(17).
Hunting license fees, §
											41:06:02:03.
Combination licenses--Issuance, SDCL  41-6-10.1.
Resident big game license--Privileges and fee--Violation as misdemeanor, SDCL  41-6-19.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:06 - Hunting seasons and methods › Chapter 41:06:26 - Black Hills elk hunting season › Section 41:06:26:05 - Raffle elk license valid for established seasons in open Black Hills units

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The elk license won by the successful entrant in the raffle referenced in chapter 41:06:27 is also valid during the season established in any open unit in which an "any elk" license is issued.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(13).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(13).
One elk license available by raffle, §
											41:06:27:02.01.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:06 - Hunting seasons and methods › Chapter 41:06:26 - Black Hills elk hunting season › Section 41:06:26:06 - Antlerless elk contingency licenses - Maximum Licenses

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As deemed necessary for elk management in the Black Hills, the Commission by resolution may allocate antlerless elk contingency licenses. A maximum of 20 percent of all antlerless elk licenses available for all combined Black Hills elk hunting units will be used to determine the number of antlerless elk contingency licenses.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(1)(2)(17),  41-6-21.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(1)(2)(17),  41-6-21.
The amended version of this section by 46 SDR 116, effective 4/29/2019 is not yet available.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:06 - Hunting seasons and methods › Chapter 41:06:26 - Black Hills elk hunting season › Section 41:06:26:07 - Eligibility for antlerless elk contingency licenses - Application procedure and selection

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Only residents who were not issued an elk license from the regular elk drawings may apply for antlerless elk contingency licenses. Application must be made through the Department website. Landowner preference or preference points do not apply. Purchase and receipt of an antlerless elk contingency license does not affect eligibility or preference in future lottery drawings for elk seasons. The nine year waiting period for a person does not apply.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(1)(2)(17),  41-6-21.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(1)(2)(17),  41-6-21.
The amended version of this section by 46 SDR 116, effective 4/29/2019 is not yet available.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:06 - Hunting seasons and methods › Chapter 41:06:27 - Custer State Park elk hunting season › Section 41:06:27:01 - Custer State Park elk hunting season established - Number and type of licenses - Season dates

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The Custer State Park elk hunting season is open from one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset each day of the season and is restricted by chapter 41:06:07. No more than thirty "any elk" licenses and no more than thirty "antlerless elk" licenses may be issued for the Custer State Park elk hunting season. The Custer State Park elk hunting season for Unit CUE-CU1 is open from October first through October thirty-first.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(1)(2)(17),  41-17-1.1(1)(4).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(1)(2)(17),  41-17-1.1.
Hunting license fees, §
											41:06:02:03.
Combination licenses--Issuance, SDCL  41-6-10.1.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:06 - Hunting seasons and methods › Chapter 41:06:27 - Custer State Park elk hunting season › Section 41:06:27:02 - Open unit

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The unit open to elk hunting under this chapter is Unit CUE-CU1. Unit CUE-CU1 is open within the boundaries of Custer State Park.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(17),  41-17-1.1(1)(4).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(17),  41-17-1.1(1)(4).
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:06 - Hunting seasons and methods › Chapter 41:06:27 - Custer State Park elk hunting season › Section 41:06:27:02.01 - One elk license available by raffle

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One of the elk licenses allowed in §
									41:06:27:02  may be provided to a successful entrant in a raffle to be conducted by a nonprofit organization organized for and devoted to providing big game management, preservation, propagation, habitat, and research and recognized as an exempt organization under § 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended through May 4, 1990.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(12)(13),  41-17-1.1.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(12)(13),  41-17-1.1.
The amended version of this section by 46 SDR 116, effective 4/29/2019 is not yet available.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks › Article 41:06 - Hunting seasons and methods › Chapter 41:06:27 - Custer State Park elk hunting season › Section 41:06:27:02.02 - Criteria for selection by commission of exempt organization

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Any organization meeting the basic requirements in §
									41:06:27:02.01 may apply for selection as the participant in the raffle authorized by that section. The commission shall consider the following criteria in selecting the participant in the raffle:
(1) The organization's goals and objectives relating to big game management;
(2) The methods used by the organization to achieve its goals and objectives relating to big game management;
(3) The organization's experience in raising funds for big game management and the methods it uses;
(4) The organization's projects and past accomplishments relating to big game management, preservation, propagation, habitat, and research;
(5) The financial stability and integrity of organization; and
(6) The ability of the organization to fulfill the intent of and the terms of the agreement as specified in § 41:06:27:06.
General Authority:
SDCL  41-2-18(12)(13),  41-17-1.1.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  41-2-18(12)(13),  41-17-1.1.
The amended version of this section by 46 SDR 116, effective 4/29/2019 is not yet available.