South Dakota Administrative Code

41:06:36:02. Sand Lake open units. The following is a description of the units open to deer hunting on the Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge: (1) Unit RFD-SL1 is open for five consecutive days beginning on the second Saturday of November. The licenses are restricted to muzzleloa…

41:06:36:02.01. Lacreek open units. The following is a description of the units open to deer hunting on the Lacreek National Wildlife Refuge: (1) Unit RFD-LC1 is open for seven consecutive days beginning on the third Wednesday of October; and (2) Unit RFD-LC2 is open for seven co…

Rule 41:06:36:02.02 Waubay open units. 41:06:36:02.02. Waubay open units. The following is a description of the units open to deer hunting on the Waubay National Wildlife Refuge: (1) Unit RFD-WA1 is open for nine consecutive days beginning seven days before the beginning of East …

Rule 41:06:36:03 Repealed. Repealed.. 41:06:36:03. Bag limit. Repealed. Source: 2 SDR 88, effective July 1, 1976; 9 SDR 171, effective July 13, 1983; 10 SDR 76, 10 SDR 102, effective July 1, 1984; 11 SDR 22, effective August 9, 1984; 14 SDR 40, effective September 23, 1987; 23 SD…

Rule 41:06:36:04 Repealed. 41:06:36:04. Application requirements and restrictions. Repealed. Source: 2 SDR 88, effective July 1, 1976; 4 SDR 88, effective June 27, 1978; 6 SDR 129, effective July 13, 1980; 9 SDR 14, effective August 8, 1982; 9 SDR 171, effective July 13, 1983; 10…

41:06:37:01. Coyote hunting season established -- Custer State Park. The coyote hunting season in Custer State Park is open each day from November first through April thirtieth. Source: 6 SDR 80, effective February 14, 1980; 8 SDR 31, effective September 30, 1981; 9 SDR 14, effec…

Rule 41:06:37:02 Repealed. 41:06:37:02. License and access permit required. Repealed. Source: 6 SDR 80, effective February 14, 1980; 9 SDR 171, effective July 13, 1983; 10 SDR 76, 10 SDR 102, effective July 1, 1984; 11 SDR 22, effective August 9, 1984; 17 SDR 12, effective July 3…

Rule 41:06:37:03 Repealed. 41:06:37:03. Bag limit.Repealed. Source: 6 SDR 80, effective February 14, 1980; repealed, 7 SDR 48, effective November 25, 1980.

41:06:37:04. Open area -- Exceptions. Repealed. Source: 6 SDR 80, effective February 14, 1980; 7 SDR 48, effective November 25, 1980; 9 SDR 171, effective July 13, 1983; 10 SDR 76, 10 SDR 102, effective July 1, 1984; 46 SDR 116, effective April 29, 2020; 51 SDR 13, effective Augu…

Rule 41:06:37:05 Repealed. 41:06:37:05. Restrictions and application requirements.Repealed. Source: 6 SDR 80, effective February 14, 1980; 7 SDR 48, effective November 25, 1980; 9 SDR 171, effective July 13, 1983; repealed, 10 SDR 76, 10 SDR 102, effective July 1, 1984.

Rule 41:06:39:01 Crow hunting season established. 41:06:39:01. Crow hunting season established. The crow hunting season is open statewide beginning on September 1 through October 31 and from March 1 through April 30. Source: 8 SDR 27, effective September 20, 1981; 9 SDR 30, effec…

Rule 41:06:39:02 Repealed. 41:06:39:02. Open unit. Repealed. Source: 8 SDR 27, effective September 20, 1981; 9 SDR 30, effective September 13, 1982; 10 SDR 76, 10 SDR 102, effective July 1, 1984; 46 SDR 116, effective April 29, 2020.

Rule 41:06:39:03 Daily bag. 41:06:39:03. Daily bag. A person may have an unlimited number of crows in that person's daily bag. Source: 8 SDR 27, effective September 20, 1981; 10 SDR 76, 10 SDR 102, effective July 1, 1984; 46 SDR 116, effective April 29, 2020. General Authority: S…

Rule 41:06:39:04 Possession limit. 41:06:39:04. Possession limit. The number of crows a person may have in that person's possession is unlimited. Source: 8 SDR 27, effective September 20, 1981; 10 SDR 76, 10 SDR 102, effective July 1, 1984; 46 SDR 116, effective April 29, 2020. G…

Rule 41:06:40:01 Dove hunting season established. 41:06:40:01. Dove hunting season established. The mourning dove hunting season is open statewide from one-half hour before sunrise to sunset each day beginning on September 1 through November 9. Source: 8 SDR 19, effective August …

Rule 41:06:40:02 Repealed. 41:06:40:02. Open unit. Repealed. Source: 8 SDR 19, effective August 31, 1981; 10 SDR 76, 10 SDR 102, effective July 1, 1984; 46 SDR 116, effective April 29, 2020.

Rule 41:06:40:03 Daily bag limit. 41:06:40:03. Daily bag limit. The daily bag limit is 15 mourning doves. Source: 8 SDR 19, effective August 31, 1981; 9 SDR 30, effective September 13, 1982; 10 SDR 12, effective August 17, 1983; 10 SDR 76, 10 SDR 102, effective July 1, 1984; 46 S…

Rule 41:06:40:04 Possession limit. 41:06:40:04. Possession limit. A person may have in possession no more than 45 mourning doves taken according to the daily bag limit. Source: 8 SDR 19, effective August 31, 1981; 9 SDR 30, effective September 13, 1982; 10 SDR 12, effective Augus…

41:06:40:05. Restrictions. Mourning dove hunting restrictions are as follows: (1) Doves may be shot only in flight; and (2) All state parks and state recreation areas are closed to dove hunting except Angostura State Recreation Area excluding that portion of the area lying east o…

41:06:41:01. Custer State Park deer hunting season established -- Number and type of licenses. The Custer State Park deer hunting season is open from November first through December fifteenth. Any deer and whitetail deer licenses are valid from November first through November thi…

Rule 41:06:41:02 Repealed. 41:06:41:02. Number and type of licenses available. Repealed. Source: 8 SDR 31, effective September 30, 1981; 10 SDR 76, 10 SDR 102, effective July 1, 1984; 11 SDR 30, effective August 30, 1984; 13 SDR 26, effective September 10, 1986; 15 SDR 3, effecti…

Rule 41:06:41:03 Repealed 41:06:41:03. Bag and possession limit. Repealed. Source: 8 SDR 31, effective September 30, 1981; 9 SDR 30, effective September 13, 1982; 10 SDR 76, 10 SDR 102, effective July 1, 1984; 11 SDR 30, effective August 30, 1984; 24 SDR 156, effective May 17, 19…

Rule 41:06:41:04 Repealed. 41:06:41:04. Open area -- Exceptions.Repealed. Source: 8 SDR 31, effective September 30, 1981; 10 SDR 76, 10 SDR 102, effective July 1, 1984; 24 SDR 156, effective May 17, 1998; 28 SDR 166, effective June 4, 2002; repealed, 29 SDR 160, effective June 3,…

Rule 41:06:41:05 Repealed. 41:06:41:05. Report card required. Repealed. Source: 8 SDR 31, effective September 30, 1981; 10 SDR 76, 10 SDR 102, effective July 1, 1984; 24 SDR 156, effective May 17, 1998; 46 SDR 116, effective April 29, 2020.

41:06:42:01. Season established. The trophy bull bison harvest in Custer State Park is open for sixty-one days, beginning on the third Monday in November. A licensee is restricted to two consecutive days for the hunt. Source: 11 SDR 80, effective December 16, 1984; 12 SDR 14, eff…

41:06:42:02. Number of licenses. Each season, no more than fifteen trophy bull bison licenses may be issued by lottery, with no less than sixty percent of the licenses to be issued allocated to residents in a first draw. Source: 11 SDR 80, effective December 16, 1984; 15 SDR 3, e…

Rule 41:06:42:03 Repealed. 41:06:42:03. Bag and possession limit. Repealed. Source: 11 SDR 80, effective December 16, 1984; 24 SDR 156, effective May 17, 1998; 39 SDR 204, effective June 11, 2013; 46 SDR 116, effective April 29, 2020.

Rule 41:06:42:04 Guides required. 41:06:42:04. Guides required. All licensees shall be accompanied by an authorized Custer State Park official while hunting. Source: 12 SDR 14, effective August 6, 1985; 24 SDR 156, effective May 17, 1998; 39 SDR 204, effective June 11, 2013; 46 S…

Rule 41:06:42:05 Preference established. 41:06:42:05. Preference established. The department shall give preference, utilizing the procedure established for unsuccessful applicants in § 41:06:01:10, to applicants who are unsuccessful in drawing licenses authorized by this chapter.…

41:06:43:01. Archery elk hunting season established -- Number and type of licenses available -- Season dates. The archery 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 three hundred "any elk" licens…

41:06:43:02. Open units. The open units for the archery elk hunting season are as follows: (1) Unit AEE-H1A: the portion of Lawrence County within a line beginning at the junction of the South Dakota-Wyoming border and Interstate 90, then easterly on Interstate 90 to the junction…

Rule 41:06:43:03 Repealed. 41:06:43:03. Bag and possession limit. Repealed. Source: 12 SDR 186, effective May 28, 1986; 31 SDR 191, effective June 7, 2005; repealed, 39 SDR 10, effective August 1, 2012.

Rule 41:06:43:04 Repealed. 41:06:43:04. Restrictions for applications and licenses. Repealed. Source: 12 SDR 186, effective May 28, 1986; 16 SDR 220, effective June 21, 1990; 19 SDR 190, effective June 15, 1993; 21 SDR 207, effective June 5, 1995; 22 SDR 172, effective June 11, 1…

41:06:44:01. Apprentice hunter deer hunting season established. The apprentice hunter deer hunting season is open from one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset beginning on the second Saturday of September through January 1. Source: 17 SDR 23, effective August 1…

41:06:44:02. Number and type of licenses available. An unlimited number of antlerless deer and antlerless whitetail deer licenses may be issued for the apprentice hunter deer hunting season. An apprentice hunter limited to one antlerless deer or antlerless whitetail deer license …

41:06:44:02.01. Closed areas. The apprentice hunter deer season is closed and licenses are not valid in the following areas: (1) Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge in Brown County, unless otherwise allowed by the refuge; (2) Lacreek National Wildlife Refuge in Bennett County, unl…

Rule 41:06:44:03 Repealed. 41:06:44:03. Licenses valid only for number and type of deer specified. Repealed. Source: 17 SDR 23, effective August 16, 1990; 30 SDR 189, effective June 7, 2004; 31 SDR 213, effective July 4, 2005; repealed, 39 SDR 10, effective August 1, 2012.

41:06:44:04. Application requirements and restrictions. The following requirements and restrictions apply to all applications for apprentice hunter deer hunting license under this chapter: (1) Any resident who has not held a license to hunt deer in the past 10 years, may purchase…

Rule 41:06:44:05 Repealed. 41:06:44:05. Land operator preference not applicable.Repealed. Source: 17 SDR 23, effective August 16, 1990; 23 SDR 220, effective June 26, 1997; repealed, 31 SDR 213, effective July 4, 2005.

41:06:45:01. General muzzleloading deer hunting season established -- Open unit -- Number and type of licenses. The general muzzleloading deer hunting season is open statewide from one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset each day beginning on December first thr…

41:06:45:02. Open units. The following is a description of the open units for the general muzzleloading deer hunting season: (1) Unit MZD-ST1: statewide, excluding Custer State Park; and (2) Unit MZD-LM1: Commission-designated hunting units that offer a deer license for antlerles…

41:06:45:02.01. Closed areas. The general muzzleloader deer hunting season is closed and licenses are not valid in the following areas: (1) Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge in Brown County; (2) Lacreek National Wildlife Refuge in Bennett County; (3) Lake Andes National Wildlife…

Rule 41:06:45:03 Repealed. 41:06:45:03. Licenses valid only for unit, number, and type of deer specified. Repealed. Source: 18 SDR 33, effective August 19, 1991; 27 SDR 111, effective May 8, 2001; repealed, 39 SDR 10, effective August 1, 2012.

41:06:45:04. Application requirements and restrictions. The following requirements and restrictions apply to a license under this chapter: (1) A person may possess one general muzzleloading deer license valid in MZD-LM1, as described in § 41:06:45:02; and (2) Only residents of th…

Rule 41:06:45:05 Repealed. 41:06:45:05. Land operator preference not applicable. Repealed. Source: 18 SDR 33, effective August 19, 1991; 27 SDR 111, effective May 8, 2001; repealed, 31 SDR 191, effective June 7, 2005.

Rule 41:06:46:01 Depredation hunts established. 41:06:46:01. Depredation hunts established. The commission by resolution, may authorize the secretary to activate depredation firearm hunts in an identified geographic area if the commission determines that other conventional method…

Rule 41:06:46:02 Pool of standby hunters authorized -- Maximum permits. 41:06:46:02. Pool of standby hunters authorized -- Maximum permits. A pool of standby hunters may be established annually from which hunters for depredation hunts authorized by commission resolution pursuant …

Rule 41:06:46:02.01 Eligibility for standby hunter pool -- Application procedure. 41:06:46:02.01. Eligibility for standby hunter pool -- Application procedure. Only residents of the state may apply for inclusion in the pool of standby hunters. Application may be made through the …

Rule 41:06:46:03 Repealed. 41:06:46:03. Application fee. Repealed. Source: 19 SDR 207, effective July 14, 1993; 28 SDR 44, effective October 3, 2001; 33 SDR 43, effective September 18, 2006; repealed, 38 SDR 101, effective December 5, 2011.

Rule 41:06:46:04 Random drawing to determine inclusion in pool. 41:06:46:04. Random drawing to determine inclusion in pool. The department shall conduct a random drawing of the names of applicants whose completed applications are received prior to December 31. The department shal…