The East River 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 before Thanksgiving. In addition, any hunter possessing a valid antlerless deer or antlerless whitetail deer tag in any East 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 30,000 one-tag, 15,000 two-tag, and 5,000 three-tag deer licenses may be issued to residents for the East River 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; 6 SDR 129, effective July 13, 1980; 9 SDR 14, effective August 8, 1982; 10 SDR 76, 10 SDR 102, effective July 1, 1984; 10 SDR 76, 10 SDR 102, effective July 1, 1984; 11 SDR 22, effective August 9, 1984; 12 SDR 14, effective August 6, 1985; 13 SDR 26, effective September 10, 1986; 14 SDR 40, effective September 23, 1987; 21 SDR 35, effective August 31, 1994; 22 SDR 28, effective September 4, 1995; 24 SDR 23, effective August 31, 1997; 28 SDR 24, effective August 28, 2001; 29 SDR 21, effective August 26, 2002; 30 SDR 21, effective August 25, 2003; 31 SDR 21, effective August 23, 2004; 32 SDR 31, effective August 29, 2005; 33 SDR 43, effective September 18, 2006; 36 SDR 39, effective September 23, 2009; 39 SDR 32, effective September 5, 2012 ; 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 (2)(17).

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

Prior versions effective: 2020-04-29, 2019-06-24, 2018-06-25, 2017-08-07, 2016-08-01, 2012-09-05.