The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Commission set the Muzzleloader Deer and East River Deer Hunting Seasons at their May meeting.
The commission changed the area where “antlerless whitetail” licenses are valid during the muzzleloader season.
Season dates for the muzzleloader seasons are:
- December 1, 2021 – January 1, 2022
- December 1, 2022 – January 1, 2023
The commission decreased available licenses for the East River Deer Hunting Season.
The proposal calls for 24,940 single tag and 1,300 double tag licenses for the 2021 and 2022 seasons.
The East River Deer Hunting Seasons will be:
- November 20 – December 5, 2021
- December 11-19, 2021 – for antlerless deer tags only
The commission set seasons for three National Wildlife Refuges.
Sand Lake NWR
- November 13-17, November 18-22, November 23-28, November 29 – December 5, December 6-12, and December 13-21 (unfilled antlerless licenses only)
Lacreek NWR
- October 20-26 and November 24-30
Waubay NWR (Including the Waubay State Game Bird Refuge)
- November 13-21 and November 27 – December 5
License numbers available for each refuge will be:
Sand Lake NWR
- Resident: 80 “any deer” and 25 “antlerless whitetail deer” licenses
- Nonresident: 8 “any deer” and 2 “antlerless whitetail deer” licenses
Lacreek NWR
- Residents: 20 “any deer” licenses
- Nonresidents: 2 “any deer” licenses
Waubay NWR
- Residents: 20 “any deer” licenses
- Nonresidents: 2 “any deer” licenses
Image credit South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks.
Comments