South Dakota Administrative Rules
Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks
Article 41:06 - Hunting seasons and methods
Chapter 41:06:26 - Black Hills elk hunting season
Section 41:06:26:01 - Black Hills elk hunting season established - Number and type of licenses - Season dates
Current through Register Vol. 51, page 43, September 23, 2024
The Black Hills elk hunting season is open from one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset each day of the season. No more than eight hundred "any elk" licenses and no more than one thousand, five hundred "antlerless elk" licenses may be issued for the Black Hills elk hunting season. The Black Hills elk hunting seasons are as follows:
(1) Units BHE-H1A, BHE-H2A, BHE-H3A, BHE-H4A, BHE-H5A, BHE-H7A, and BHE-H9A are open from October first through October thirty-first;
(2) Units BHE-H1B, BHE-H4B, BHE-H7B, and BHE-H9B are open from October fifteenth through October thirty-first, and from December first through December sixteenth;
(3) Units BHE-H2B, BHE-H2E, BHE-H2H, BHE-H3B, and BHE-H3E are open from October fifteenth through October thirty-first;
(4) Units BHE-H2C, BHE-H2F, BHE-H2I, BHE-H3C, and BHE-H3F are open from December first through December sixteenth; and
(5) Units BHE-H2D, BHE-H2G, BHE-H2J, BHE-H3D, and BHE-H3G are open from December seventeenth through December thirty-first.
General Authority: SDCL 41-2-18(1)(2)(17).
Law Implemented: SDCL 41-2-18(1)(2)(17).
Hunting license fees, § 41:06:02:03.
Combination licenses--Issuance, SDCL 41-6-10.1.
Resident big game license--Privileges and fee--Violation as misdemeanor, SDCL 41-6-19.
