Season Dates
Upland Game/Waterfowl
- Ducks:
- 9/26/2009 - 12/10/2009*
- 6 per day, 10 possession
- Light Geese:
- 9/26/2008 - 12/09/2009*
- 20 per day, no possession limit
- Dark Geese:
- 11/1/2008 - 2/13/2009*
- 3 per day**, 6 possession
- Pheasant:
- 10/17/2009 - 1/3/2010
- 3 per day, 15 possession
- Sharp-Tailed Grouse & Prairie Chicken
- 9/19/2009 - 1/3/2010
- 3 per day, 15 possession
- Crane
- 9/26/2009 - 11/22/2009
- 3 per day, 6 possession
Big Game
- Turkey
- Black Hills (Fall) 10/1/2009 - 1/31/2010
- Black Hills (Spring) 4/11/2010 - 5/17/2010
- Antelope
- Archery 8/15/2009 - 10/31/2009
- Firearms 10/03/2009 - 10/18/2009
- Deer
- Archery 9/26/2009 - 1/31/2010***
- Firearms 11/26/2009 - 12/06/2009
* Waterfowl seasons are set in August
** Daily limit is 5, possession 10, during Sept. 5-30
*** "Any Deer" tags transfer to antlerless after Jan. 1
Licencing
For licensing information call the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks at (605) 773-3393 or view current hunting regulations online here. All hunters must have a valid South Dakota hunting license.
Recommendations:
Goose hunting is best after November 1st. Migrations of large Canadian geese are typically weather-related.
One thing I have learned in ten years of guiding is that all hunting is weather-related and much more so with waterfowl. Every year is different!