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Known for Mule deer

South Dakota (SD)

South Dakota is known for prairie mule deer and whitetail.

Agency links, deadlines, unit maps, and species opportunities are tied to official sources below.

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Unit Map / Units

Official GIS polygon layers render here when available. Click a unit polygon to ask Jeremiah for practical hunting background; seeded unit cards appear only when no GIS layer has been imported yet.

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Agency source

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high confidence

Opportunities

0

researched nonresident paths

Applications

0

public research mode

Unit map

Manual

ArcGIS REST metadata / token-gated MapServer

Agency portals

Official agency, license/application, regulations, draw odds, and harvest stats.

South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks
US Midwest/South
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AgencyApplication portalRegulationsDraw odds / statsHarvest stats

GFP site links purchase/apply and past drawing results to Go Outdoors South Dakota; GFP harvest reports/surveys page includes deer and other species reports.

Official agency links are public. Private account tracking is available separately when saved application data exists.

Deadlines

Application, draw, reporting, and point purchase reminders.

No deadlines seeded yet.

Unit boundary source

Official map/GIS source for the future clickable unit-level map.

manual source
SDGFP Hunt Unit ArcGIS services (public metadata; token-gated REST)
South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks
deer unit
elk unit
antelope unit
bighorn sheep unit
mountain goat unit
mountain lion unit
turkey unit
waterfowl zone

Format: ArcGIS REST metadata / token-gated MapServer

Conversion: Found public item metadata for Hunt Unit Deer (3fc40e83...), Hunt Unit Elk (c0fca3...), Hunt Unit Antelope/Sheep/Goat/Lion (e540e...), Hunt Unit Turkey (53b9c9...), Waterfowl (6ab691...), and FeatureServer items for Elk/Turkey (6ef212...). Underlying REST endpoints returned 499 Token Required or 403 via utility proxy on 2026-05-12.

License/source notes: Official South Dakota GFP ArcGIS Online items were found, but direct REST access to the source/utility services returned token/permission errors during this pass; do not ingest until GFP exposes query/download access or grants permission.

Open boundary source

Species available

Starter list for this jurisdiction.

No species data yet.

Applications

State/province-specific plans, submitted applications, draw status, and spend.

No applications yet.