South Dakota Pheasant Hunting

to read or print PDF file publications.
Photo courtesy of SD Dept. of Tourism	Season Information Request Information License Agents Nontoxic Shot For Small Game Pheasant Management Area (PDF file) Hunting Handbook (PDF file) Roadside Nesting Study Report (pdf file) Upland Bird Identification Pheasant Harvest Projections (last year) Licenses Pheasant Outlook Distribution Map Pheasant Statistics Pheasant Dynamics Pheasant Economics Management Q & A Social Aspects - Q & A

Licenses -- Resident and nonresident small game licenses can be purchased online with a credit card or from a license agent in towns across South Dakota.  See links above.

South Dakota residents will need an annual small game, 1-day small game, youth small game, combination, or junior combination license to hunt pheasants.  Click >HERE< for license costs.

Nonresident adults need a SD nonresident small game license.  The cost is $110 and is valid for two, five-day periods that the applicant must designate at the time of applying.

Resident youths who are at least 12 years of age or will turn 12 before Jan. 1 may apply for or buy licenses and may hunt in any open season beginning on or after Sept. 1.  Hunter safety cards are required only for youths ages 12 to 15 years of age.  Anyone younger cannot hunt in South Dakota.  A parents or guardian must accompany the youth when obtaining the license.

Nonresident youths under 16 years of age need a copy of their hunter safety card or a copy of a current or or a previous hunting license issued to them from any state.  The fee for the nonresident youth small game license is $25.  The license is valid for two, five-day periods, the same as the adult license.  It is for nonresidents ages 12 through 15.  A parents or guardian must accompany the youth when obtaining the license.

Request a Free Pheasant Information Packet
(Includes the years SD Hunting Atlas (Walk-In Areas/public hunting areas etc.), Hunting Handbook and Pheasant Outlook .

Access the SD Hunting Atlas, which includes maps of public hunting areas, online by clicking >HERE<

Pheasant Recipes