South Dakota Hunting Seasons 2025. Nonresident licenses are limited in number and issued through an application process and lottery drawing. See respective unit and species for specific dates.
Deer hunting seasons have occurred regularly since the 1950s, with deer hunters harvesting approximately 95,000 deer during the recent record year of 2010. South dakota upland bird hunting information, season limits, bag limits, species overviews and quick links to south dakota dnr and hunting licenses.