| Description | Dates | |
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| Quail Season | 2026 |
Season Dates Start: Oct 17, 2026 End: Jan 31, 2027 |
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| Pheasant Season - Youth Only | 2026 |
Season Dates Start: Sep 26, 2026 End: Oct 4, 2026 |
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| Cottontail Rabbit Season | 2026 |
Season Dates Start: Sep 1, 2026 End: Mar 31, 2027 |
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| Tree Squirrel Season | 2026 |
Season Dates Start: Sep 1, 2026 End: Mar 31, 2027 |
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| Crow Season - Fall | 2026 |
Season Dates Start: Sep 1, 2026 End: Oct 31, 2026 |
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| Crow Season - Spring | 2026 |
Season Dates Start: Mar 1, 2026 End: Apr 30, 2026 |
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| Mourning Dove Season | 2026 |
Season Dates Start: Sep 1, 2026 End: Nov 9, 2026 |
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| Duck Season - Low Plains North | 2026 |
Season Dates Start: Sep 26, 2026 End: Dec 8, 2026 |
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| Duck Season - Low Plains Middle | 2026 |
Season Dates Start: Sep 26, 2026 End: Dec 8, 2026 |
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| Duck Season - Low Plains South | 2026 |
Season Dates Start: Oct 24, 2026 End: Jan 5, 2027 |
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| Duck Season - High Plains | 2026 |
Season Dates Start: Oct 10, 2026 End: Jan 14, 2027 |
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| Canada Goose - Early | 2026 |
Season Dates Start: Sep 1, 2026 End: Sep 30, 2026 |
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| Sandhill Crane Season | 2026 |
Season Dates Start: Sep 26, 2026 End: Nov 22, 2026 |
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| Bighorn Sheep Season - Black Hills | 2026 |
Season Dates Start: Sep 1, 2026 End: Dec 31, 2026 |
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| Mink and Weasel Season | 2026 |
Season Dates Start: Nov 1, 2026 End: Jan 31, 2027 |
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| Paddlefish - Gavins Point Dam Snagging | 2026 |
Season Dates Start: Oct 1, 2026 End: Oct 31, 2026 |
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| Mink and Weasel Season - Nonresident | 2026 |
Season Dates Start: Dec 1, 2026 End: Jan 31, 2027 |
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| Youth Waterfowl - Nonresident |
See respective unit and species for specific dates. Start: End: |
Online Application Dates Start: Jun 17, 2025 End: Sep 14, 2025 |
| August Goose Management Take | 2026 |
Season Dates Start: Aug 15, 2026 End: Aug 31, 2026 |
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| Nonresident Waterfowl |
See respective unit and species for specific dates. Start: End: |
Application Dates Start: Jun 16, 2025 End: Jul 8, 2025 |
| Antelope Season - Archery (Season closed during firearms season) | 2026 |
Season Dates Start: Aug 15, 2026 End: Oct 31, 2026 |
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| Deer Season - East & West River Antlerless | 2026 |
Season Dates Start: Dec 12, 2026 End: Dec 20, 2026 |
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| Elk Season - Prairie | 2026 |
See application for season dates. Start: End: |
Online Application Dates Start: Apr 15, 2026 End: May 19, 2026 |
| Canada Goose - Unit 2 | 2026 |
Season Dates Start: Nov 2, 2026 End: Feb 14, 2027 |
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| Mountain Lion Season - Black Hills | 2026 |
Season Dates Start: Dec 26, 2025 End: Apr 30, 2026 |
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| Snipe Season | 2026 |
Season Dates Start: Sep 1, 2026 End: Oct 31, 2026 |
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| Beaver Season - Black Hills - Non-U.S. Forest Service land within the BH Fire Protection District - Resident | 2026 |
Season Dates Start: Nov 1, 2026 End: Apr 30, 2027 |
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| Turkey Season - Spring Prairie Archery | 2026 |
Season Dates Start: Apr 11, 2026 End: May 31, 2026 |
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| Youth Waterfowl | 2026 |
Season Dates Start: Sep 12, 2026 End: Sep 13, 2026 |
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| Canada Goose - Unit 1 | 2026 |
Season Dates Start: Oct 1, 2026 End: Dec 16, 2026 |
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| Light Goose Conservation Order | 2026 |
Season Dates Start: Feb 16, 2026 End: May 15, 2026 |
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| White-fronted Goose Season | 2026 |
Season Dates Start: Sep 26, 2026 End: Dec 8, 2026 |
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| Tundra Swan Season | 2026 |
Season Dates Start: Oct 3, 2026 End: Jan 8, 2027 |
Online Application Dates Start: Aug 8, 2024 End: Aug 15, 2024 |
| Turkey Season - Spring Custer State Park | 2026 |
Season Dates Start: Apr 25, 2026 End: May 23, 2026 |
Online Application Dates Start: Jan 21, 2026 End: Feb 11, 2026 |
| Antelope Season - Firearms | 2026 |
Season Dates Start: Oct 3, 2026 End: Oct 18, 2026 |
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| Deer Season - Archery | 2026 |
Season Dates Start: Sep 1, 2026 End: Jan 1, 2027 |
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| Deer Season - Muzzleloader | 2026 |
Season Dates Start: Dec 1, 2026 End: Jan 1, 2027 |
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| Deer Season - Apprentice and Mentored | 2026 |
Season Dates Start: Sep 12, 2026 End: Jan 1, 2027 |
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| Deer Season - Black Hills | 2026 |
Season Dates Start: Nov 1, 2026 End: Nov 30, 2026 |
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| Deer Season - West River | 2026 |
Season Dates Start: Nov 14, 2026 End: Nov 29, 2026 |
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| Deer Season - East River | 2026 |
Season Dates Start: Nov 21, 2026 End: Dec 6, 2026 |
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| Deer Season - Custer State Park | 2026 |
Season Dates Start: Nov 1, 2026 End: Nov 30, 2026 |
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| Custer State Park Trophy Buffalo | 2026 |
Season Dates Start: Nov 16, 2026 End: Jan 15, 2027 |
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| Custer State Park Non-Trophy Buffalo | 2026 |
Season Dates Start: Oct 5, 2026 End: Nov 13, 2026 |
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| Paddlefish - Gavins Point Dam Archery | 2026 |
Season Dates Start: Jun 1, 2026 End: Jun 30, 2026 |
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| Elk Season - Black Hills Archery | 2026 |
Season Dates Start: Sep 1, 2026 End: Sep 30, 2026 |
Online Application Dates Start: Apr 15, 2026 End: May 19, 2026 |
| Mountain Lion Season - Statewide | 2026 |
Season Dates Start: Dec 26, 2025 End: Dec 25, 2026 |
Online Application Dates Start: Dec 3, 2025 End: Dec 25, 2026 |
| Paddlefish - Lake Francis Case Snagging | 2026 |
Season Dates Start: May 1, 2026 End: May 31, 2026 |
Online Application Dates Start: Jan 13, 2026 End: Feb 10, 2026 |
| Turkey Season - Spring Mentored | 2026 |
Season Dates Start: Apr 11, 2026 End: May 31, 2026 |
Online Application Dates Start: Jan 21, 2026 End: May 31, 2026 |
| Turkey Season - Nonresident Spring Black Hills | 2026 |
Season Dates Start: Apr 25, 2026 End: May 31, 2026 |
Online Application Dates Start: Jan 21, 2026 End: Feb 11, 2026 |
| Elk Season - Landowner Black Hills | 2026 |
See application for season dates. Start: End: |
Online Application Dates Start: Mar 5, 2026 End: Apr 2, 2026 |
| Elk Season - Landowner | 2026 |
See application for season dates. Start: End: |
Online Application Dates Start: Jul 14, 2026 End: Dec 31, 2026 |
| Antelope Season - Custer State Park | 2026 |
Date Range Start: Oct 3, 2026 End: Oct 18, 2026 |
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| Prairie Grouse Season | 2026 |
Season Dates Start: Sep 19, 2026 End: Jan 31, 2027 |
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| Partridge Season | 2026 |
Season Dates Start: Sep 19, 2026 End: Jan 31, 2027 |
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| Pheasant Season - Traditional | 2026 |
Season Dates Start: Oct 17, 2026 End: Jan 31, 2027 |
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| Canada Goose - Unit 2 | 2025 |
Season Dates Start: Nov 4, 2025 End: Feb 15, 2026 |
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| Light Goose Season | 2026 |
Season Dates Start: Sep 26, 2026 End: Jan 8, 2027 |
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| Turkey Season - Spring Prairie | 2026 |
Season Dates Start: Apr 11, 2026 End: May 31, 2026 |
Online Application Dates Start: Jan 21, 2026 End: Feb 11, 2026 |
| Turkey Season - Spring Black Hills Archery | 2026 |
Season Dates Start: Apr 25, 2026 End: May 31, 2026 |
Online Application Dates Start: Jan 21, 2026 End: |
| Turkey Season - Spring Black Hills | 2026 |
Season Dates Start: Apr 25, 2026 End: May 31, 2026 |
Online Application Dates Start: Jan 21, 2026 End: |
| Turkey Season - Fall Mentored | 2026 |
Season Dates Start: Nov 1, 2026 End: Jan 31, 2027 |
Online Application Dates Start: Aug 18, 2026 End: Sep 2, 2026 |
| Turkey Season - Fall Prairie | 2026 |
Season Dates Start: Nov 1, 2026 End: Jan 31, 2027 |
Online Application Dates Start: Aug 18, 2026 End: Sep 2, 2026 |
| Beaver Season - Black Hills - Non-U.S. Forest Service land within the BH Fire Protection District - Nonresident | 2026 |
Season Dates Start: Dec 1, 2026 End: Mar 15, 2026 |
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