The open units for the prairie elk hunting season are as follows:

1. (1) Unit PRE-09A: those portions of Lawrence and Butte Counties within a line beginning at the intersection of U.S. Highways 85 and 212, then east on Highway 212 to Whitewood Valley Road, then south on Whitewood Valley Road to Interstate 90, then west on Interstate 90 to U.S. Highway 85, then north on U.S. Highway 85 to the point of beginning;
2. (2) Units PRE-11A, PRE-11B, PRE-11C, PRE-11D, PRE-11E, and PRE-11F: Bennett County, the portion of Jackson County south of State Highway 44 and Bureau of Indian Affairs Highway 2, and those portions of Mellette County south of State Highway 44 and west of U.S. Highway 83;
3. (3) Units PRE-15A and PRE-15B: the portion of Butte County within a line beginning at the junction of the South Dakota-Wyoming border, east on Sourdough Road to U.S. Highway 85, then south on U.S. Highway 85 to Interstate 90, then west on Interstate 90 to the South Dakota-Wyoming border, then north to the point of beginning;
4. (4) Unit PRE-27A: the portion of Fall River County not included in BHE-H3 or BHE-H4 as described in 41:06:26:01;
5. (5) Units PRE-35A, PRE-35C, and PRE-35D: the portion of Harding County west of U.S. Highway 85;
6. (6) Units PRE-35B, PRE-35E, and PRE-35F: the portion of Harding County east of U.S. Highway 85;
7. (7) Unit PRE-49A: the portion of Meade County within a line beginning at the junction of Interstate 90 and Elk Creek Road, then east on Elk Creek Road to Ricard Road, then north on Ricard Road to Tilford Road, then east on Tilford Road to Middle Alkalai Road, then north on Middle Alkalai Road to Alkalai Road, then west on Alkalai Road to SD Highway 34, then west on SD Highway 34 to Interstate 90, then south on Interstate 90 to the point of beginning;
8. (8) Unit PRE-WRA: the portion of the state west of the Missouri River not associated with another prairie elk unit, Custer State Park, or any Black Hills elk unit described in chapter 41:06:26; and
9. (9) Unit PRE-ERA: the portion of the state east of the Missouri River, excluding the interior boundary of the Crow Creek Reservation.

Source: 27 SDR 111, effective May 8, 2001; 28 SDR 166, effective June 4, 2002; 29 SDR 160, effective June 3, 2003; 30 SDR 171, effective May 11, 2004; 31 SDR 191, effective June 7, 2005; 32 SDR 203, effective June 5, 2006; 33 SDR 212, effective June 4, 2007; 34 SDR 297, effective June 4, 2008; 35 SDR 306, effective July 2, 2009; 36 SDR 215, effective July 1, 2010; 37 SDR 215, effective May 31, 2011; 38 SDR 213, effective June 19, 2012; 39 SDR 204, effective June 11, 2013; 40 SDR 197, effective May 27, 2014; 41 SDR 173, effective May 11, 2015; 42 SDR 146, effective May 5, 2016; 44 SDR 184, effective June 25, 2018; 46 SDR 130, effective May 28, 2020 ; 48 SDR 115, effective May 24, 2022; 50 SDR 129, effective May 15, 2024; 51 SDR 123, effective May 26, 2025; 52 SDR 107, effective May 25, 2026 .

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

Law Implemented: SDCL 41-2-18 (1)(2)(17) , 41-6-19.1 .

Prior versions effective: 2025-05-26, 2024-05-15, 2022-05-24, 2020-05-28, 2018-06-25, 2016-05-05, 2015-05-11, 2014-05-27.