The West River prairie deer hunting season is open from one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset each day for 16 consecutive days beginning on the Saturday 12 days before Thanksgiving, except as provided in § 41:06:20:02. In addition, any hunter possessing a valid antlerless deer or antlerless whitetail deer tag in any West River unit may hunt from one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset each day for nine consecutive days beginning on the third Saturday following Thanksgiving. No more than 20,000 one-tag, 15,000 two-tag and 10,000 three-tag deer licenses may be issued to residents for the West River prairie deer hunting season.

Cross-References:

Resident big game license required, SDCL 41-6-19.

Nonresident big game license required, SDCL 41-6-20.

Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 1 SDR 78, effective June 19, 1975; 2 SDR 88, effective July 1, 1976; 3 SDR 87, effective June 26, 1977; 5 SDR 108, effective June 28, 1979; 8 SDR 170, effective June 20, 1982; 9 SDR 158, effective June 14, 1983; 10 SDR 76, 10 SDR 102, effective July 1, 1984; 13 SDR 9, effective August 3, 1986; 14 SDR 14, effective August 6, 1987; 15 SDR 3, effective July 21, 1988; 19 SDR 207, effective July 14, 1993; 21 SDR 14, effective August 3, 1994; 24 SDR 156, effective May 17, 1998; 29 SDR 29, effective August 26, 2002; 30 SDR 21, effective August 25, 2003; 31 SDR 21, effective August 23, 2004; 36 SDR 21, effective August 18, 2009; 41 SDR 14, effective August 10, 2015 ; 43 SDR 9, effective August 1, 2016; 44 SDR 17, effective August 7, 2017 ; 44 SDR 184, effective June 25, 2018 ; 45 SDR 155, effective June 24, 2019; 46 SDR 116, effective April 29, 2020 ; 47 SDR 137, effective June 29, 2021 .

General Authority: SDCL 41-2-18 (1)(2)(17).

Law Implemented: SDCL 41-2-18 (1)(2)(17).

Prior versions effective: 2020-04-29, 2019-06-24, 2018-06-25, 2017-08-07, 2016-08-01, 2015-08-10, 2009-08-18.