South Dakota Administrative Rules
Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks
Article 41:06 - Hunting seasons and methods
Chapter 41:06:14 - Fall wild turkey hunting season
Section 41:06:14:02.01 - Prairie units
Current through Register Vol. 51, page 43, September 23, 2024
The following is a description of the open prairie units:
(1) Unit PFT-01A: Minnehaha County. A person may use only a shotgun with shotshells, a muzzleloading shotgun, or a bow and arrow;
(2) Unit PFT-02A: that portion of Pennington County east of the Cheyenne River;
(3) Unit PFT-06A: that portion of Brookings County east of Interstate 29. A person may use only a shotgun with shotshells, a muzzleloading shotgun, or a bow and arrow;
(4) Unit PFT-07A: Yankton County;
(5) Unit PFT-08A: A person may use only a shotgun with shotshells, a muzzleloading shotgun, or a bow and arrow;
(6) Unit PFT-12A: Bon Homme County;
(7) Unit PFT-13A: Brule and Buffalo Counties;
(8) Unit PFT-15A: Butte County and that portion of Lawrence County north of Interstate 90;
(9) Unit PFT-17A: Charles Mix County, excluding Lake Andes National Wildlife Refuge, and Douglas County;
(10) Unit PFT-18A: Aurora and Douglas Counties;
(11) Unit PFT-19A: Clay County;
(12) Unit PFT-21A: that portion of Custer County east of State Highway 79 and that portion of Pennington County south of Interstate 90 between State Highway 79 and the Cheyenne River;
(13) Unit PFT-23A: Deuel County: A person may use only a shotgun with shotshells, a muzzleloading shotgun, or a bow and arrow;
(14) Unit PFT-24A: Dewey and Ziebach Counties;
(15) Unit PFT 27A: that portion of Fall River County not included in Unit BFT-BH1;
(16) Unit PFT-29A: Grant County;
(17) Unit PFT-30A: Gregory County;
(18) Unit PFT-31A: Haakon County;
(19) Unit PFT-35A: Harding County;
(20) Unit PFT-41A: Jones County;
(21) Unit PFT-36A: Hughes County, excluding Farm Island Recreation Area, LaFramboise Island Nature Area, and department land from the Pierre city limits to Farm Island Recreation Area;
(22) Unit PFT-37A: Hutchinson County. A person may use only a shotgun with shotshells, a muzzleloading shotgun, or a bow and arrow;
(23) Unit PFT-39A: Jackson County;
(24) Unit PFT-40A: Jerauld County;
(25) Unit PFT-44A: Lincoln County;
(26) Unit PFT-45A: Lyman County
(27) Unit PFT-48A: those portions of Marshall County south and east of State Highway 25 and north of State Highway 10 and Roberts County. A person may use only a shotgun with shotshells, a muzzleloading shotgun, or a bow and arrow;
(28) Unit PFT-49A: those portions of Meade County not included in Units BFT-BH1 and PFT-53A, and that portion of Pennington County north of Interstate 90, west of the Cheyenne River;
(29) Unit PFT-50A: Mellette County
(30) Unit PFT-52A: Moody County. A person may use only a shotgun with shotshells, a muzzleloading shotgun, or a bow and arrow;
(31) Unit PFT-53A: Perkins County and that portion of Meade County north of U.S. Highway 212;
(32) Unit PFT-60A: Tripp County;
(33) Unit PFT-61A: Turner County;
(34) Unit PFT-62A: Union County.; and
(35) Unit PFT-67A: Todd County.
General Authority: SDCL 41-2-18(2)(14)(17), 41-11-5.
Law Implemented: SDCL 41-2-18(2)(14)(17), 41-11-5.
The amended version of this section by 51 SDR 013, effective 8/14/2024 is not yet available.