South Dakota Administrative Rules
Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks
Article 41:06 - Hunting seasons and methods
Chapter 41:06:08 - Pheasant hunting season
Section 41:06:08:01 - Pheasant hunting season established - Open units and dates
Current through Register Vol. 51, page 43, September 23, 2024
The pheasant hunting season is open in the units and during the dates set out in this section. The season is open from 10:00 a.m. central time to sunset each day. The open dates and units are as follows:
(1) Unit 1: all counties except for those areas described in Unit 2 and Unit 3. The season in Unit 1 is open beginning on the third Saturday of October and remains open through January 31;
(2) Unit 2: Renzienhausen Game Production Area, Renzienhausen State Game Bird Refuge including its shooting and retrieval zones, Gerken State Game Bird Refuge, and White Lake State Game Bird Refuge. The season in Unit 2 is open beginning on December 1 through the end of the regular pheasant hunting season; and
(3) Unit 3: Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge in Brown County. The season in Unit 3 is open beginning on the second Monday of December through the end of the regular pheasant hunting season.
General Authority: SDCL 41-2-18(2)(17), 41-11-5.
Law Implemented: SDCL 41-2-18(2)(17), 41-11-5.
Basic or general hunting license required, SDCL 41-6-11.
Combination licenses, SDCL 41-6-10.1.
Resident small game license, SDCL 41-6-16.
Nonresident small game license, SDCL 41-6-17.
