Prairie units.
Effective Aug 14, 202451 SDR 13Source: 15 SDR 3, effective July 21, 1988; 16 SDR 32, effective August 20, 1989; 17 SDR 23, effective August 16, 1990; 18 SDR 33, effective August 19, 1991; 19 SDR 17, effective August 12, 1992; 20 SDR 13, effective August 8, 1993; 21 SDR 14, effective August 3, 1994; 22 SDR 188, effective July 10, 1996; 23 SDR 220, effective June 26, 1997; 26 SDR 9, effective August 1, 1999; 27 SDR 13, effective August 27, 2000; 28 SDR 24, effective August 28, 2001; 29 SDR 29, effective August 26, 2002; 29 SDR 160, effective June 3, 2003; 30 SDR 189, effective June 7, 2004; 31 SDR 213, effective July 4, 2005; 33 SDR 1, effective July 18, 2006; 34 SDR 67, effective September 10, 2007; 35 SDR 47, effective September 8, 2008; 36 SDR 21, effective August 18, 2009; 37 SDR 18, effective August 16, 2010; 38 SDR 8, effective August 3, 2011; 39 SDR 10, effective August 1, 2012; 40 SDR 14, effective July 29, 2013; 41 SDR 34, effective September 2, 2014; 42 SDR 14, effective August 10, 2015 ; 43 SDR 31, effective September 14, 2016 ; 45 SDR 30, effective September 10, 2018; 46 SDR 116, effective April 29, 2020 ; 47 SDR 27, effective September 15, 2020 ; 49 SDR 9, effective August 8, 2022; 51 SDR 13, effective August 14, 2024 . | General Authority: SDCL 41-2-18 (2)(14)(17). | Law Implemented: SDCL 41-2-18 (2)(14)(17), 41-11-5 .
The following is a description of the open prairie units for the fall wild turkey hunting season:
- (1) Unit PFT-01A: Minnehaha County. A person may use only a shotgun with shotshells, a muzzleloading shotgun, or a bow and arrow;
- (2) Unit PFT-02A: that portion of Pennington County east of the Cheyenne River;
- (3) Unit PFT-06A: Brookings County. A person may use only a shotgun with shotshells, a muzzleloading shotgun, or a bow and arrow;
- (4) Unit PFT-07A: Yankton County;
- (5) Unit PFT-08A: Davison and Hanson Counties. A person may use only a shotgun with shotshells, a muzzleloading shotgun, or a bow and arrow;
- (6) Unit PFT-10A: Aurora and Douglas Counties;
- (7) Unit PFT-12A: Bon Homme County;
- (8) Unit PFT-13A: Brule and Buffalo Counties;
- (9) Unit PFT-15A: Butte County and that portion of Lawrence County north of Interstate 90;
- (10) Unit PFT-17A: Charles Mix County, excluding Lake Andes National Wildlife Refuge;
- (11) Unit PFT-19A: Clay County;
- (12) Unit PFT-21A: that portion of Custer County east of State Highway 79 and that portion of Pennington County south of Interstate 90 between State Highway 79 and the Cheyenne River;
- (13) Unit PFT-23A: Deuel County. A person may use only a shotgun with shotshells, a muzzleloading shotgun, or a bow and arrow;
- (14) Unit PFT-24A: Dewey and Ziebach Counties;
- (15) Unit PFT-27A: that portion of Fall River County not included in Unit BFT-BH1;
- (16) Unit PFT-29A: Grant County;
- (17) Unit PFT-30A: Gregory County;
- (18) Unit PFT-31A: Haakon County;
- (19) Unit PFT-35A: Harding County;
- (20) Unit PFT-36A: Hughes County, excluding Farm Island Recreation Area, LaFramboise Island Nature Area, and department land from the Pierre city limits to Farm Island Recreation Area;
- (21) Unit PFT-37A: Hutchinson County. A person may use only a shotgun with shotshells, a muzzleloading shotgun, or a bow and arrow;
- (22) Unit PFT-39A: Jackson County;
- (23) Unit PFT-40A: Jerauld County;
- (24) Unit PFT-41A: Jones County;
- (25) Unit PFT-44A: Lincoln County;
- (26) Unit PFT-45A: Lyman County;
- (27) Unit PFT-48A: those portions of Marshall County south and east of State Highway 25 and north of State Highway 10 and Roberts County. A person may use only a shotgun with shotshells, a muzzleloading shotgun, or a bow and arrow;
- (28) Unit PFT-49A: those portions of Meade County not included in Units BFT-BH1 and PFT-53A, and that portion of Pennington County north of Interstate 90, west of the Cheyenne River;
- (29) Unit PFT-50A: Mellette County;
- (30) Unit PFT-52A: Moody County. A person may use only a shotgun with shotshells, a muzzleloading shotgun, or a bow and arrow;
- (31) Unit PFT-53A: Perkins County and that portion of Meade County north of U.S. Highway 212;
- (32) Unit PFT-58A: Stanley County;
- (33) Unit PFT-60A: Tripp County;
- (34) Unit PFT-61A: Turner County;
- (35) Unit PFT-62A: Union County; and
- (36) Unit PFT-67A: Todd County.
Source: 15 SDR 3, effective July 21, 1988; 16 SDR 32, effective August 20, 1989; 17 SDR 23, effective August 16, 1990; 18 SDR 33, effective August 19, 1991; 19 SDR 17, effective August 12, 1992; 20 SDR 13, effective August 8, 1993; 21 SDR 14, effective August 3, 1994; 22 SDR 188, effective July 10, 1996; 23 SDR 220, effective June 26, 1997; 26 SDR 9, effective August 1, 1999; 27 SDR 13, effective August 27, 2000; 28 SDR 24, effective August 28, 2001; 29 SDR 29, effective August 26, 2002; 29 SDR 160, effective June 3, 2003; 30 SDR 189, effective June 7, 2004; 31 SDR 213, effective July 4, 2005; 33 SDR 1, effective July 18, 2006; 34 SDR 67, effective September 10, 2007; 35 SDR 47, effective September 8, 2008; 36 SDR 21, effective August 18, 2009; 37 SDR 18, effective August 16, 2010; 38 SDR 8, effective August 3, 2011; 39 SDR 10, effective August 1, 2012; 40 SDR 14, effective July 29, 2013; 41 SDR 34, effective September 2, 2014; 42 SDR 14, effective August 10, 2015 ; 43 SDR 31, effective September 14, 2016 ; 45 SDR 30, effective September 10, 2018; 46 SDR 116, effective April 29, 2020 ; 47 SDR 27, effective September 15, 2020 ; 49 SDR 9, effective August 8, 2022; 51 SDR 13, effective August 14, 2024 .
General Authority: SDCL 41-2-18 (2)(14)(17).
Law Implemented: SDCL 41-2-18 (2)(14)(17), 41-11-5 .
Prior versions effective: 2022-08-08, 2020-09-15, 2020-04-29, 2018-09-10, 2016-09-14, 2015-08-10, 2014-09-02, 2013-07-29.