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2009 South Dakota Duck
Seasons
(Season info updated 8/11/2009)
DUCK SEASONS:
- HIGH PLAINS
That portion of the state west of a line beginning at the North Dakota
state line and extending south along US Hwy 83 to US Hwy 14, east on US 14
to Blunt, south on the Blunt-Canning Road to SD Hwy 34, east and south on SD
34 to SD Hwy 50 at Lee's Corner, south on SD 50 to I-90, east on I-90 to SD
50, south on SD 50 to SD Hwy 44, west on SD 44 across the Platte-Winner
Bridge to SD Hwy 47, south on SD 47 to US 18, east on US 18 to SD 47, south
on SD 47 to the Nebraska state line.
Season dates: Oct. 10, 2009 -- Jan. 14, 2010
- LOW PLAINS—NORTH ZONE:
That portion of northeastern South Dakota east of the High Plains Unit and
north of a line extending east along US Hwy 212 to the Minnesota state line.
Season dates: Sept. 26 - Dec. 8
- LOW PLAINS—MIDDLE ZONE:
The remainder of the state.
Season dates: Sept. 26 - Dec. 8
- LOW PLAINS—SOUTH ZONE: That portion of Gregory County east of SD 47 and south of SD 44; Charles Mix
County south of SD 44 to the Douglas County line, south on SD 50 to Geddes,
east on the Geddes Hwy to US 281, south on US 281 and US 18 to SD 50, south
and east on SD 50 to the Bon Homme County line; and the counties of Bon
Homme, Yankton, Clay south of SD 50, and Union south and west of SD 50 and
I-29.
Season dates: Oct. 10 - Dec. 22
DAILY LIMIT
Ducks: 6 The
daily duck limit may be comprised of no move than:
- 5 Mallards, which may include no more than 2 hens
- 3 Wood Ducks
- 2 Scaup
- 2 Redheads
- 1 Pintail
- 1 Canvasback
Mergansers: 5, which may include no more than 2 hooded merganser.
Coots: 15.
POSSESSION LIMIT. The possession limit is twice the
daily limit for all species, not to exceed 12 ducks.
SHOOTING HOURS: One-half hour before sunrise to sunset.
NONTOXIC SHOT. Approved nontoxic shot includes steel shot, bismuth-tin, tungsten-polymer,
tungsten-matrix, and any combination of tungsten-iron-nickel-tin-cooper-bismuth. |
