Special deer licenses valid November first through November thirtieth are available by lottery. The following is a description of the open units:

1. (1) Unit BHD-BD1: those portions of Custer, Lawrence, Meade, and Pennington Counties within a line beginning at the junction of the South Dakota-Wyoming border and Interstate 90, then southeasterly along Interstate 90 to its junction with U.S. Highway 16 at Rapid City, then southerly along U.S. Highway 16 to its junction with the eastern boundary of the Black Hills National Forest near Rapid City, then southerly along the eastern boundary of the Black Hills National Forest, western boundary of Custer State Park, western boundary of Wind Cave National Park, then easterly along the southern boundary of Wind Cave National Park to its junction with U.S. Highway 385, then southerly along U.S. Highway 385 to its junction with Fall River County Road 18 (ArgyleRoad), then northwesterly along Fall River County Road 18 (ArgyleRoad) and Custer County Road 333 to its junction with State Highway 89 at Argyle, then northerly along State Highway 89 to its junction with U.S. Highway 385 at Pringle, then northerly on U.S. Highway 385 to its junction with U.S. Highway 85 at Deadwood, then southwesterly along U.S. Highway 85 to its junction with U.S. Highway 14A near Cheyenne Crossing, then northwesterly along U.S. Highway 14A to its junction with Forest Service Road 222.3 (RoughlockFallsRoad), at Savoy, then westerly along Forest Service Road 222.3 to its junction with Forest Service Road 134 (TintonRoad), then westerly along Forest Service Road 134 to its junction with Forest Service Road 222 (SchoolhouseGulchRoad), then westerly along Forest Service Road 222 to the South Dakota-Wyoming border, then northerly along the South Dakota-Wyoming border to its junction with Interstate 90, the point of beginning; and
2. (2) Unit BHD-BD2: those portions of Custer, Lawrence, and Pennington Counties within a line beginning at the junction of the South Dakota-Wyoming border and Forest Service Road 222 (SchoolhouseGulch), then easterly along Forest Service Road 222 (SchoolhouseGulch) to its junction with Forest Service Road 134 (TintonRoad), then easterly along Forest Service Road 134 (TintonRoad) to its junction with Forest Service Road 222.3 (RoughlockFallsRoad), then easterly along Forest Service Road 222.3 (RoughlockFallsRoad) to its junction with U.S. Highway 14A at Savoy, then southeasterly along U.S. Highway 14A to its junction with U.S. Highway 85 near Cheyenne Crossing, then northeasterly along U.S. Highway 85 to its junction with U.S. Highway 385 at Deadwood, then southerly along U.S. Highway 385 to its junction with State Highway 89 at Pringle, then southerly on State Highway 89 to its junction with Fall River County Road 12 (PilgerMountainRoad), then westerly along Fall River County Road 12 to its junction with Custer County Road 317, then westerly along Custer County Road 317 to its junction with Custer County Road 715, then westerly along Custer County Road 715 to its junction with Custer County Road 769, then westerly along Custer County Road 769 through Dewey to its junction with the South Dakota-Wyoming border, then northerly along the South Dakota-Wyoming border to its junction with Forest Service Road 222, the point of beginning.

Source: 1 SDR 26, effective September 11, 1974; repealed, 2 SDR 18, effective September 16, 1975; readopted, 5 SDR 19, effective September 14, 1978; 6 SDR 31, effective October 2, 1979; 7 SDR 31, effective October 8, 1980; 8 SDR 31, effective September 30, 1981; 9 SDR 30, effective September 13, 1982; 10 SDR 12, effective August 17, 1983; 10 SDR 76, 10 SDR 102, effective July 1, 1984; 11 SDR 30, effective August 30, 1984; 12 SDR 22, effective August 21, 1985; 13 SDR 26, effective September 10, 1986; 14 SDR 40, effective September 23, 1987; 15 SDR 24, effective August 14, 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; 21 SDR 102, effective December 8, 1994; 22 SDR 188, effective July 10, 1996; 24 SDR 176, effective June 21, 1998; 25 SDR 157, effective June 24, 1999; 26 SDR 174, effective July 4, 2000; 27 SDR 126, effective June 6, 2001; 28 SDR 44, effective October 3, 2001; 28 SDR 178, effective July 1, 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 7, effective July 30, 2014 ; 43 SDR 9, effective August 1, 2016 ; 46 SDR 116, effective April 29, 2020 ; 51 SDR 140, effective June 30, 2025 .

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

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

Prior versions effective: 2020-04-29, 2016-08-01, 2014-07-30, 2013-07-29.