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South Dakota hunting seasons by archery and muzzleloader deer unit

Every South Dakota season a person has checked against the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks's regulations for 3 units (archery and muzzleloader deer unit), with what's open today. Tap a unit for its boundary, the land inside it and its own season list.

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Seasons by archery and muzzleloader deer unit

47 season rows for 3 species, from the unit pages as of November 1, 2026. Rows that apply to several units are listed once. Both dates are included; the badge uses your device's date.

SpeciesDatesDetailsWhere
Mule deerSep 1, 2026 to Jan 1, 2027antlered, archery, non-residents source
Mule deerSep 1, 2026 to Jan 1, 2027antlered, archery, residents source
Mule deerSep 12, 2026 to Jan 1, 2027antlerless, firearm, residents, West River units 02A, 15A, 15B, 35A, 35C, 35L, 49A, 49B, 53A, 53C source
Mule deerSep 12, 2026 to Jan 1, 2027antlerless, firearm, West River units 02A, 15A, 15B, 35A, 35C, 35L, 49A, 49B, 53A, 53C source
Mule deerOct 1, 2026 to Jan 1, 2027antlered, archery, non-residents, draw source
Mule deerNov 14, 2026 to Nov 29, 2026antlered, firearm, draw, West River units 02C, 11A, 11B, 21A, 27A, 27B, 27L, 49B source
Mule deerNov 14, 2026 to Nov 29, 2026antlerless, firearm, draw, West River unit 35C source
Mule deerNov 14, 2026 to Nov 29, 2026antlerless, firearm, draw, West River units 53A, 53C source
Mule deerNov 14, 2026 to Nov 29, 2026firearm, draw, West River prairie units (not the Black Hills unit or Custer State Park) source
Mule deerNov 14, 2026 to Nov 29, 2026firearm, draw, West River units 02A, 15A, 15B, 21B, 24A, 35A, 35C, 35L, 39A, 39B, 41A, 45A, 45B, 45C, 45D, 49A, 53A, 53C, 58A source
Mule deerNov 21, 2026 to Nov 22, 2026firearm, draw, Unit 58D, Oahe Downstream area (Stanley County) source
Mule deerNov 21, 2026 to Dec 6, 2026firearm, draw, East River units 13L (Brule Bottoms and Pease GPAs and nearby Corps land), 59A (Sully County west of US-83), 59B (Sully County east of US-83) source
Mule deerNov 21, 2026 to Dec 6, 2026firearm, residents, draw source
Mule deerDec 1, 2026 to Jan 1, 2027antlered, muzzleloader, residents, draw source
Mule deerDec 12, 2026 to Dec 20, 2026antlerless, firearm, draw, West River units 35C, 53A, 53C source
White-tailed deerSep 1, 2026 to Jan 1, 2027antlered, archery, non-residents source
White-tailed deerSep 1, 2026 to Jan 1, 2027antlered, archery, residents source
White-tailed deerSep 1, 2026 to Jan 1, 2027antlerless, archery, residents, West River units 02A, 15A, 15B, 24A, 24B, 35A, 35C, 39A, 39B, 45C, 49A, 53A, 53C, 58A, 58D source
White-tailed deerSep 12, 2026 to Jan 1, 2027antlerless, firearm, residents, Statewide except the type 03 units and the closed south-eastern units source
White-tailed deerSep 12, 2026 to Jan 1, 2027antlerless, firearm, residents, West River units 02A, 15A, 15B, 35A, 35C, 35L, 49A, 49B, 53A, 53C source
White-tailed deerSep 12, 2026 to Jan 1, 2027antlerless, firearm, Statewide except the type 03 units and the closed south-eastern units source
White-tailed deerSep 12, 2026 to Jan 1, 2027antlerless, firearm, West River units 02A, 15A, 15B, 35A, 35C, 35L, 49A, 49B, 53A, 53C source
White-tailed deerOct 1, 2026 to Jan 1, 2027antlered, archery, non-residents, draw source
White-tailed deerOct 1, 2026 to Jan 1, 2027antlerless, archery, non-residents, West River units 02A, 15A, 15B, 24A, 24B, 35A, 35C, 39A, 39B, 45C, 49A, 53A, 53C, 58A, 58D source
White-tailed deerNov 14, 2026 to Nov 29, 2026antlered, firearm, draw, West River units 02C, 11A, 11B, 21A, 27A, 27B, 27L, 49B source
White-tailed deerNov 14, 2026 to Nov 29, 2026antlerless, firearm, draw, West River unit 35C source
White-tailed deerNov 14, 2026 to Nov 29, 2026antlerless, firearm, draw, West River units 02A, 21A, 27A, 27B, 39A, 53C source
White-tailed deerNov 14, 2026 to Nov 29, 2026antlerless, firearm, draw, West River units 15A, 15B, 35A, 35C, 53A source
White-tailed deerNov 14, 2026 to Nov 29, 2026antlerless, firearm, draw, West River units 24A, 24B, 39B, 45C, 49A source
White-tailed deerNov 14, 2026 to Nov 29, 2026antlerless, firearm, draw, West River units 53A, 53C source
White-tailed deerNov 14, 2026 to Nov 29, 2026firearm, draw, West River prairie units (not the Black Hills unit or Custer State Park) source
White-tailed deerNov 14, 2026 to Nov 29, 2026firearm, draw, West River units 02A, 15A, 15B, 21B, 24A, 35A, 35C, 35L, 39A, 39B, 41A, 45A, 45B, 45C, 45D, 49A, 53A, 53C, 58A source
White-tailed deerNov 14, 2026 to Nov 29, 2026firearm, draw, West River units 02A, 15A, 15B, 35A, 35C, 53A, 58A source
White-tailed deerNov 14, 2026 to Nov 29, 2026firearm, draw, West River units 02C, 11A, 11B, 21A, 21B, 24A, 24B, 27A, 27B, 27L, 35A, 35C, 35L, 39A, 39B, 41A, 45A, 45B, 45D, 49A, 53C source
White-tailed deerNov 21, 2026 to Nov 22, 2026firearm, draw, Unit 58D, Oahe Downstream area (Stanley County) source
White-tailed deerNov 21, 2026 to Dec 6, 2026firearm, draw, East River units 13L (Brule Bottoms and Pease GPAs and nearby Corps land), 59A (Sully County west of US-83), 59B (Sully County east of US-83) source
White-tailed deerNov 21, 2026 to Dec 6, 2026firearm, draw, East River units 59A (Sully County west of US-83), 59B (Sully County east of US-83) source
White-tailed deerNov 21, 2026 to Dec 6, 2026firearm, residents, draw source
White-tailed deerDec 1, 2026 to Jan 1, 2027antlered, muzzleloader, residents, draw source
White-tailed deerDec 1, 2026 to Jan 1, 2027antlerless, muzzleloader, West River units 02A, 15A, 15B, 24A, 24B, 35A, 35C, 39A, 39B, 45C, 49A, 53A, 53C, 58A, 58D source
White-tailed deerDec 12, 2026 to Dec 20, 2026antlerless, firearm, draw, West River units 02A, 15A, 15B, 21A, 24A, 24B, 27A, 27B, 35A, 35C, 39A, 39B, 45C, 49A, 53A, 53C, 58A, 58D source
White-tailed deerDec 12, 2026 to Dec 20, 2026antlerless, firearm, draw, West River units 35C, 53A, 53C source
Wild turkeyNov 1, 2026 to Jan 31, 2027draw, Fall turkey unit 15A (Butte County and Lawrence County north of I-90) source
Wild turkeyNov 1, 2026 to Jan 31, 2027draw, Fall turkey units 02A, 21A, 49A, 53A source
Wild turkeyApr 10, 2027 to Apr 30, 2027males, shotgun, draw, Unit 58B, Oahe Downstream Recreation Area (wheelchair users only) source
Wild turkeyApr 10, 2027 to May 31, 2027males, archery, Outside the Black Hills spring unit BST-BH1 source
Wild turkeyApr 10, 2027 to May 31, 2027males, shotgun, draw, Spring turkey units 02A, 15A, 21A, 27A, 49A, 53A source

The official regulations have the final word

These dates come from rows a person checked against the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks's regulations, but bag limits, licences, draws, legal hours and closures are set there and can change during the season. Read them before you hunt.

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