South Dakota Administrative Rules
Title 41 - Department of Game, Fish And Parks
Article 41:06 - Hunting seasons and methods
Chapter 41:06:61 - Mountain lion hunting season
Section 41:06:61:02 - Black Hills Fire Protection District - Harvest limit - Season dates - Season closure
Current through Register Vol. 50, page 114, March 25, 2024
The season harvest limit for the area within the Black Hills Fire Protection District is 60 mountain lions or 40 female mountain lions. The mountain lion hunting season in the Black Hills Fire Protection District is open December 26 through April 30, provided that the department shall close the mountain lion hunting season in the Black Hills Fire Protection District if the harvest limit for that area is reached prior to April 30. Custer State Park is closed to mountain lion hunting except for 75 mountain lion licensees who possess a valid mountain lion license and a temporary access permit structured to include:
(1) Four hunting intervals each having 15 access permits in which hunting with dogs is not allowed; and
(2) Five hunting intervals each having three access permits in which hunting with dogs is allowed.
Hunting in Custer State Park shall begin with an interval that allows the use of dogs and shall rotate every 14 days with an interval that does not allow the use of dogs until the mountain lion season closes in the Black Hills Fire Protection District. The temporary access permits are issued free of charge and may be issued by a random drawing.
32 SDR 45, effective September 20, 2005; 33 SDR 1, effective July 18, 2006; 34 SDR 67, effective September 10, 2007; 35 SDR 47, effective September 8, 2008; 36 SDR 31, effective September 3, 2009; 37 SDR 112, effective December 8, 2010; 38 SDR 101, effective December 5, 2011; 39 SDR 100, effective December 3, 2012; 40 SDR 113, effective December 16, 2013.
General Authority: SDCL 41-2-18(1)(2)(17).
Law Implemented: SDCL 41-2-18(1)(2)(17).
