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2009 South Dakota Big Game Seasons
Seasons with no dates have not been established at this time.

*Click on name to access more season info.

TURKEY

SPRING TURKEY

OPENS CLOSES
All prairie, Black Hills & archery units (some prairie units have split season) April 11 May 17

FALL TURKEY

OPENS CLOSES
All prairie, Black Hills & archery units (some prairie units have split season) Oct 1 Jan 31, 2010

ANTELOPE

  OPENS CLOSES
Archery (closed during firearms antelope season) Aug 15 Oct 31
Firearms units 15A/B, 27A, 35A/B, 49A/B, 53A/B, 49A/B, 64A, 20A and 24A Oct 3 Oct 11
Firearms units 15E/F, 27E, 35E/F, 49E/F, 53E/F, 64E, 20E and 24E Oct 10 Oct 18
All other firearms antelope units Oct 3 Oct 18
CUSTER STATE PARK ANTELOPE
CSP Firearm Antelope
Oct 13
Oct 21

DEER (Set in May/June/July)

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 - Sand Lake Nat'l. Wildlife Refuge (Brown County) Nov 1 Dec 31
Archery - Lacreek Nat'l Wildlife Refuge (Bennett County) 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
LaFramboise Island Nature Area & Farm Island Rec Area (Hughes County) Oct 1 Dec 31
     

WEST RIVER DEER

OPENS CLOSES
West River 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 West River units -- Except Gregory (30A), Mellette (50A), Corson (20A & B), Dewey (24A & B) and Ziebach (64A) counties Nov 14 Nov 29
West River 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
Sand Lake Nat'l Refuge RFD-SL2 Nov 19 Nov 23
Sand Lake Nat'l Refuge RFD-SL3 Nov 24 Nov 29
Sand Lake Nat'l Refuge RFD-SL4 Nov 30 Dec 6
Sand Lake 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
Custer State Park deer Nov. 7 Nov. 20

MOUNTAIN LION

Mountain Lion
* This season will close when a total of 40 Mt. Lions have been harvested or 25 female Mt. Lions.

Jan 1, 2010 Mar 31, 2010

ELK / BIGHORN SHEEP / MT. GOAT

BLACK HILLS FIREARMS ELK

OPENS CLOSES
Any elk licenses in all Black Hills units Oct. 1 Oct. 31
First antlerless elk season Oct. 1 Oct. 15
Second antlerless elk season Oct. 16 Oct. 31
December season for unsuccessful "antlerless elk" hunters Dec. 1 Dec. 15

PRAIRIE FIREARMS ELK

OPENS CLOSES
Lawrence/Butte Unit 09A Sept. 1 Oct. 31
Bennett County Unit 11A Aug. 1 Aug. 31
Bennett County Unit 11B Sept. 1 Oct. 11
Bennett County Unit 11C Oct. 17 Dec. 31
Unit 30A (part of Gregory Co., SD/part of Boyd Co., Neb.) Aug. 15 Nov. 13
Nov. 23 Dec. 31
Butte County unit 15A (Portion of Butte County) Sept. 1 Oct. 31

ARCHERY ELK

OPENS CLOSES
Black Hills units Sept. 1 Sept. 30
Unit AEE-30A (portions of Gregory County SD & Boyd County Neb.) Aug. 15 Nov. 13
Nov. 23 Dec. 31

CUSTER STATE PARK FIREARMS ELK

OPENS CLOSES
CSP any elk, unit 501A Sept. 19 Oct. 4
CSP antlerless elk, unit 501C Oct. 13 Oct. 21
CSP antlerless late separate season (if needed)    

CUSTER STATE PARK ARCHERY ELK

OPENS CLOSES
CSP early archery elk, unit 520A Sept. 1 Sept. 30
CSP late archery elk, unit 520B Nov. 21 Dec. 13

BIGHORN SHEEP / MT. GOAT

Opens Closes
Custer State Parks bighorn sheep CLOSED  
Black Hills bighorn sheep Oct. 3 Nov. 30
Black Hills Mountain goat CLOSED