Except as otherwise provided in this section, bison may be hunted only with a firearm that is at least .270 caliber and which produces at least two thousand two hundred foot-pounds of muzzle energy.

During the Custer State Park trophy bull bison harvest season, as established in § 41:06:42:01, and during the Custer State Park non-trophy bison harvest season, as established in § 41:06:60:01, bison may be harvested with archery equipment as described in chapter 41:06:05.

Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 3 SDR 13, effective August 25, 1976; 8 SDR 15, effective August 19, 1981; 10 SDR 76, 10 SDR 102, effective July 1, 1984; 12 SDR 14, effective August 6, 1985; repealed, 21 SDR 102, effective December 8, 1994; readopted, 21 SDR 207, effective June 5, 1995; 46 SDR 116, effective April 29, 2020 ; 51 SDR 13, effective August 14, 2024 .

General Authority: SDCL 41-2-18 (14) , 41-17-1.1 .

Law Implemented: SDCL 41-2-18 (14) , 41-17-1.1 .

Prior versions effective: 2020-04-29, 1995-06-05.