SHOOTING HOURS:

• Shooting hours are sunrise to sunset.

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

Nonresident adults need a nonresident small game license. The cost is $110 and is valid for two, five-day periods that the applicant designates when 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.  Their hunter safety card is required.  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.  It is for nonresidents ages 12 through 15.  A parents or guardian must accompany the youth when obtaining the license.

Resident and nonresident small game licenses are available over-the-counter from License Agents

2008 Partridge Harvest Distribution Map