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

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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    
Firearms units 15E/F, 27E, 35E/F, 49E/F, 53E/F, 64E, 20E and 24E    
All other firearms antelope units    

DEER (Set in May/June/July)

YOUTH and ARCHERY DEER

OPENS CLOSES

Youth (Resident Only first two drawings)

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
LaFromboise Island Nature 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    
Extended season for unfilled/unsold tags-all convert to antlerless    
2nd Extended season for unfilled/sold tags-convert to antlerless    

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)    
Sand Lake Nat'l Refuge RFD-SL2    
Sand Lake Nat'l Refuge RFD-SL3    
Sand Lake Nat'l Refuge RFD-SL4    
Sand Lake Nat'l Refuge RFD-SL5    
LaCreek Nat'l Refuge RFD-LC1 (muzzleloader only)    
LaCreek Nat'l Refuge RFD-LC2 (muzzleloader only)    
Waubay Nat'l Refuge RFD-WA1 (muzzleloader only)    
Waubay Nat'l Refuge RFD-WA2 (muzzleloader only)    
Waubay Nat'l Refuge RFD-WA3    

MUZZLELOADER AND CUSTER STATE PARK DEER

OPENS CLOSES
Muzzleloader (Resident only till third drawing)    
Custer State Park deer Nov. 7 Nov. 20

MOUNTAIN LION

Mountain Lion    

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