An unlimited number of antlerless deer and antlerless whitetail deer licenses may be issued for the apprentice hunter deer hunting season. An apprentice hunter limited to one antlerless deer or antlerless whitetail deer license for areas open to the apprentice hunter deer hunting season. The following describes the open units:

1. (1) Unit APD-03: West River Units 02A, 15A, 15B, 31A, 35A, 35C, 35L, 49A, 49B, 53A, 53C, and 64A. Only a single tag any antlerless deer license is valid in this unit; and
2. (2) Unit APD-13: That portion of the state not included in Unit APD-03. Only a single tag antlerless whitetail deer license is valid in this unit.

Source: 17 SDR 23, effective August 16, 1990; 18 SDR 33, effective August 19, 1991; 18 SDR 223, effective July 13, 1992; 19 SDR 207, effective July 14, 1993; 21 SDR 14, effective August 3, 1994; 21 SDR 219, effective June 26, 1995; 22 SDR 188, effective July 10, 1996; 23 SDR 220, effective June 26, 1997; 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 178, effective July 1, 2002; 29 SDR 160, effective June 3, 2002; 30 SDR 189, effective June 7, 2004; 31 SDR 213, effective July 4, 2005; 46 SDR 116, effective April 29, 2020 ; 47 SDR 137, effective June 29, 2021 . ; 51 SDR 140, effective June 30, 2025.

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

Law Implemented: SDCL 41-2-18 (2)(17), 41-6-21 .

Prior versions effective: 2021-06-29, 2020-04-29, 2005-07-04.