Hunting Seasons

[Mike Walerak]

Pheasant Season

1. UNIT 1. Oct. 15, 2005 - Jan. 1, 2006

All of South Dakota except the area included in Unit 2. Pocasse National Wildlife Refuge is a department GPA and is part of Unit 1.

2. UNIT 2. Oct. 15, 2004 - Oct. 30, 2005

The counties of Butte, Meade, Lawrence and Pennington west of the Cheyenne River

http://www.sdgfp.info/Wildlife/hunting/Pheasant/SeasonInfo.htm

Duck Season

HIGH PLAINS: See map in Hunting Handbook for area

> Sept. 24 - Nov. 1 for canvasbacks and pintails

> Sept. 24 - Dec. 6 and Dec. 10 - Jan. 1, 2006 for all other ducks, coots and merganzers

· LOW PLAINS—NORTH ZONE: See map in Hunting Handbook for area

> Sept. 24 - Nov. 1 for canvasbacks and pintails.

> Sept. 24 - Dec. 6 for all other ducks, coots and merganzers.

· LOW PLAINS—MIDDLE ZONE: See map in Hunting Handbook for area

> Sept. 24 - Nov. 1 for canvasbacks and pintails.

> Sept. 24 - Dec. 6 for all other ducks, coots and merganzers.

· LOW PLAINS—SOUTH ZONE:

> Oct. 8 - Nov. 15 for canvasbacks and pintails.

Ø Oct. 8 - Dec. 20 for all other ducks, coots and merganzers.

http://www.sdgfp.info/Wildlife/hunting/waterfowl/Duck.htm

Goose Season

1-- Sept. 24 - Dec. 25, 2005

> Those areas of South Dakota that are not in Units 2, 3 or 4 or in one of the Special Units.

· UNIT 2 -- Oct. 22 -- Jan. 24, 2006

> Unit 2 includes the counties of Potter west of U.S. Highway 83, Sully, Hughes, Hyde south of U.S. Highway 14, Buffalo, Brule, Charles Mix, Bon Homme, Gregory, Lyman, Stanley and Dewey south of U.S. Highway 212.

· Unit 3 -- Sept. 24 -- Dec. 18, 2005

> Unit 3 includes the counties of Marshall, Day, Roberts, Grant, Clark, Codington, Hamlin and Deuel.

· Unit 4 -- Jan. 14 - 22, 2006 (Bennett County)

http://www.sdgfp.info/Wildlife/hunting/waterfowl/Fallgoose.htm

[PERCHJR]

Boy I hate waiting for this time of year!!! But when it gets here it is the best!!! That much closer to ice also!!!

GOOD LUCK AND GOOD FISHING!!!

[Mike Walerak]

By mid to late October my hunting is about done for the year. The best fishing is yet to come!

mw

[jdbigeye]

Since I don't have a waterfowl license for SD, I'll be coming with the rest of the 'blue platers' to shoot roosters. Are you gonna be busy this fall or will ya have time for a little road hunting? Fall bite fishing? I'll be giving you a call soon.

[Mike Walerak]

This fall seems extra busy for some reason, but I always have time to fish the fall night bite. Let me know when you are heading out and we can work something out.

mw

[jdbigeye]

Right, I almost forgot how fast-paced that South Dakota life is!

I'll let you know after I buy the license.

[Mike Walerak]

I would'nt have it any other way

[aquafang]

It's so fast paced because of all the stuff to hunt and fish. It's hard to fit in time for work.

[cold one sd]

Aquafang, I should have some time for huntin and fishin this year. I retired this spring.

[jake125]

i was wondering about the youth deer season, is it two different weekends or is it september 18th until dec 31 thanks for the info

[ifishsd]

Youth (Resident Only first two drawings)

Sept. 10 Sept. 18

Youth (2nd chance season) Dec. 10 Dec. 31

Copied the above from the GFP seasons dates on the web site.

looks to me like the first season is closed, but you can hunt again dec. 10 thru dec. 30.