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

 

 

 

WEST RIVER DEER

OPENS

CLOSES

WestRiver Units 30A & 50A (Gregory/Mellette Co.)

Nov 7

Nov 10

Nov 23

Nov 29

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

 

 

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
STATE PARK DEER

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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Alaska Idaho Michigan New York Tennessee
Arizona Illinois Minnesota North Carolina Texas
Arkansas Indiana Mississippi North Dakota Utah
California Iowa Missouri Ohio Vermont
Colorado Kansas Montana Oklahoma Virginia
Connecticut Kentucky Nebraska Oregon Washington
Delaware Louisiana Nevada Pennsylvania West Virginia
Florida Maine New Hampshire Rhode Island Wisconsin
Georgia Maryland New Jersey South Carolina Wyoming

 

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