SOUTH DAKOTA
Deer Hunting Season Dates and Resources
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YOUTH and ARCHERY DEER |
OPENS |
CLOSES |
Youth |
Sept 12 |
Jan 31, 2010 |
Archery (statewide) ("any deer" tags convert to antlerless tags on Jan.1) |
Sept 26 |
Jan 31, 2010 |
Archery - SandLake Nat'l. Wildlife Refuge (BrownCounty) |
Nov 1 |
Dec 31 |
Archery - Lacreek Nat'l Wildlife Refuge (BennettCounty) |
Sept 26 |
Dec 31 |
Archery - Waubay State Game Refuge & Waubay National Wildlife Refuge (Day County) (closed during the refuge firearms season) |
Sept 26 |
Jan 31, 2010 |
LaFromboise Island Nature Area (Hughes County) |
Oct 1 |
Dec 31 |
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WEST RIVER DEER |
OPENS |
CLOSES |
WestRiver Units 30A & 50A (Gregory/Mellette Co.) |
Nov 7 |
Nov 10 |
Nov 23 |
Nov 29 |
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Units in Corson, Dewey and Ziebach counties only |
Nov 7 |
Nov 29 |
All WestRiver units -- Except Gregory (30A), Mellette (50A), Corson (20A & B), Dewey (24A & B) and Ziebach (64A) counties |
Nov 14 |
Nov 29 |
WestRiver antlerless tags valid during firearms antelope season |
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Extended season for unfilled/sold tags-all convert to antlerless |
Dec 26 |
Jan 3, 2010 |
EAST RIVER DEER |
OPENS |
CLOSES |
All East River units (Resident Only first two drawings) |
Nov 21 |
Dec 6 |
Extended season for unfilled/unsold tags-all convert to antlerless |
Dec 26 |
Jan 3, 2010 |
BLACK HILLS DEER |
OPENS |
CLOSES |
Black Hills deer - all units |
Nov 1 |
Nov 30 |
NATIONAL REFUGE DEER SEASONS |
OPENS |
CLOSES |
Sand Lake Nat'l Refuge RFD-SL1 (muzzleloader only) |
Nov 14 |
Nov 18 |
SandLake Nat'l Refuge RFD-SL2 |
Nov 19 |
Nov 23 |
SandLake Nat'l Refuge RFD-SL3 |
Nov 24 |
Nov 29 |
SandLake Nat'l Refuge RFD-SL4 |
Nov 30 |
Dec 6 |
SandLake Nat'l Refuge RFD-SL5 |
Dec 7 |
Dec 13 |
LaCreek Nat'l Refuge RFD-LC1 (muzzleloader only) |
Oct 21 |
Oct 27 |
LaCreek Nat'l Refuge RFD-LC2 (muzzleloader only) |
Nov 25 |
Dec 1 |
Waubay Nat'l Refuge RFD-WA1 (muzzleloader only) |
Nov 13 |
Nov 17 |
Waubay Nat'l Refuge RFD-WA2 (muzzleloader only) |
Nov 18 |
Nov 22 |
Waubay Nat'l Refuge RFD-WA3 |
Nov 23 |
Dec 6 |
MUZZLELOADER AND CUSTER |
OPENS |
CLOSES |
Muzzleloader (Resident only till third drawing) |
Dec 12 |
Jan 31 |
CusterState Park deer |
Nov. 7 |
Nov. 20 |
For additional/complete information on deer hunting in South Dakota in 2009, please go visit the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks.
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2009 Deer Hunting in Season Dates and Resources by State
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