This page of South Dakota hunting seasons is updated annually. While Thepredatorhunter.com focuses on coyotes, fox, and bobcats, it is hoped other game hunters will take up predator hunting as well. We suggest you check out these predator hunting links specific to the state of South Dakota:
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South Dakota hunting seasons for Antelope.
| Antelope Season – Archery (Season closed during firearms season) | Season Dates Start: Aug 20, 2022 End: Oct 31, 2022 | Online Application Dates Start: Jul 12, 2022 End: Oct 31, 2022 |
South Dakota hunting seasons for partridge, pheasant, quail, and grouse.
| Quail Season | Season Dates Start: Oct 15, 2022 End: Jan 1, 2023 | |
| Grouse Season | Season Dates Start: Sep 17, 2022 End: Jan 1, 2023 | |
| Partridge Season | Season Dates Start: Sep 17, 2022 End: Jan 1, 2023 | |
| Pheasant Season – Traditional | Season Dates Start: Oct 15, 2022 End: Jan 31, 2023 | |
| Pheasant Season -Youth Only | Season Dates Start: Sep 24, 2022 End: Oct 2, 2022 | |
| Pheasant Season – Resident Only | Season Dates Start: Oct 8, 2022 End: Oct 10, 2022 |
South Dakota hunting season for rabbit and tree squirrel.
| Cottontail Rabbit Season | Season Dates Start: Sep 1, 2022 End: Feb 28, 2023Tree Squirrel SeasonSeason Dates Start: Sep 1, 2022 End: Feb 28, 2023 |
South Dakota hunting seasons for crow, snipe, and dove.
| Crow Season | Season Dates Start: Sep 1, 2022 End: Oct 31, 2022 | |
| Crow Season – second season | 2023 | Season Dates Start: Mar 1, 2023 End: Apr 30, 2023 | |
| Common Snipe Season | Season Dates Start: Sep 1, 2022 End: Oct 31, 2022 | |
| Mourning Dove Season | Season Dates Start: Sep 1, 2022 End: Nov 9, 2022 |
South Dakota hunting seasons for duck.
| Duck Season – Youth Only | Season Dates Start: Sep 10, 2022 End: Sep 11, 2022 | |
| Duck Season – Low Plains North | Season Dates Start: Sep 24, 2022 End: Dec 6, 2022 | |
| Duck Season – Low Plains Middle | Season Dates Start: Sep 24, 2022 End: Dec 6, 2022 | |
| Duck Season – Low Plains South | Season Dates Start: Oct 22, 2022 End: Jan 3, 2023 | |
| Duck Hunting – High Plains | Season Dates Start: Oct 8, 2022 End: Jan 12, 2023 |
South Dakota hunting seasons for Goose.
| Canada Goose – Unit 1 | Season Dates Start: Sep 1, 2022 End: Dec 16, 2022 | |
| Canada Goose – Unit 2 | Season Dates Start: Oct 31, 2022 End: Feb 12, 2023 | |
| Canada Goose – Bennett County | Season Dates Start: Oct 15, 2022 End: Dec 18, 2022 | Online Application Dates Start: Jun 16, 2022 End: Jul 14, 2022 |
| Light Goose Season | Season Dates Start: Sep 24, 2022 End: Jan 6, 2023 | |
| White-fronted Goose Season | Season Dates Start: Sep 24, 2022 End: Dec 6, 2022 |
Hunting seasons for Sand Hill Crane and Tundra Swan.
| Sandhill Crane Season | Season Dates Start: Sep 24, 2022 End: Nov 20, 2022 | |
| Tundra Swan Season | Season Dates Start: Oct 1, 2022 End: Jan 6, 2023 | Online Application Dates Start: Aug 1, 2022 End: Aug 17, 2022 |
Turkey seasons.
| Turkey Season – FallSeason Dates Start: Nov 1, 2022 End: Jan 31, 2023 | Online Application Dates Start: Aug 10, 2022 End: Sep 9, 2022 |
| Turkey Season – Spring Mentored ArcherySeason Dates Start: Apr 2, 2022 End: May 31, 2022 | ||
| Turkey Season – Spring Mentored Firearms | Season Dates Start: Apr 9, 2022 End: May 31, 2022 | Application Dates Start: Jan 24, 2022 End: May 31, 2022 |
| Turkey Season – Fall Mentored | Season Dates Start: Nov 1, 2022 End: Jan 31, 2023 | Online Application Dates Start: Jul 20, 2022 End: Jan 31, 2023 |
| Turkey Season – Adams Nature Area and Good Earth State Park Access Archery Permit | Season Dates Start: Apr 2, 2022 End: Apr 30, 2022 | Application Dates Start: Jan 25, 2022 End: Mar 2, 2022 |
| Turkey Season – Spring Custer State Park | Season Dates Start: Apr 9, 2022 End: May 22, 2022 | |
| Turkey Season – Spring Archery | Season Dates Start: Apr 2, 2022 End: May 31, 2022 | |
| Turkey Season – Spring Black Hills | Season Dates Start: Apr 9, 2022 End: May 31, 2022 |
Mountain lion seasons.
| Mountain Lion Season – Custer State Park Access Permit | See application for all season dates. Start: Dec 26, 2022 End: Apr 30, 2023 | Online Application Dates Start: Nov 9, 2022 End: Dec 25, 2023 |
| Mountain Lion Season – Statewide 2023 | Season Dates Start: Dec 26, 2022 End: Dec 25, 2023 | Online Application Dates Start: Nov 9, 2022 |
South Dakota deer seasons.
| Deer Season – ArcherySeason Dates Start: Sep 1, 2022 End: Jan 1, 2023 | Nonresident Online Application Dates (Private Land Only) Start: Jun 1, 2022 End: Jan 1, 2023 | ||
| Deer Season – Muzzleloader | Season Dates Start: Dec 1, 2022 End: Jan 1, 2023 | Online Application Dates Start: May 24, 2022 End: Jun 15, 2022 | |
| Deer Season – Apprentice and Mentored | Season Dates Start: Sep 10, 2022 End: Jan 1, 2023 | Online Application Dates Start: May 24, 2022 End: Jan 1, 2023 | |
| Deer Season – Black Hills | Season Dates Start: Nov 1, 2022 End: Nov 30, 2022 | Online Application Dates Start: May 24, 2022 End: Jun 15, 2022 | |
| Deer Season – West River | Season Dates Start: Nov 12, 2022 End: Nov 27, 2022 | Online Application Dates Start: May 24, 2022 End: Jun 15, 2022 | |
| Deer Season – East River | Season Dates Start: Nov 19, 2022 End: Dec 4, 2022 | Online Application Dates Start: May 24, 2022 End: Jun 15, 2022 | |
| Deer Season – East & West River Antlerless | Season Dates Start: Dec 10, 2022 End: Dec 18, 2022 | ||
| Deer Season – Archery Antlerless Only Whitetail | Season Dates Start: Sep 1, 2022 End: Jan 1, 2023 | Online Application Dates Start: Jun 1, 2022 End: Jan 1, 2023 | |
| Deer Season – Muzzleloader Antlerless Only Whitetail | Season Dates Start: Dec 1, 2022 End: Jan 1, 2023 | Online Application Dates Start: May 24, 2022 End: Jun 15, 2022Deer Season – Custer State ParkSee application for season dates specifics. Start: Nov 1, 2022 End: Dec 15, 2022 | Online Application Dates Start: May 24, 2022 End: Jun 15, 2022 |
| Deer Season – National Wildlife Refuge Deer | See application for season dates. Start: End: | Online Application Dates Start: May 24, 2022 End: Jun 15, 2022 |
South Dakota elk, big horn sheep, and mountain goat hunting.
| Elk Season – Black Hills Firearms | See application for season dates. Start: Oct 1, 2022 End: Dec 31, 2022 | Online Application Dates Start: Apr 25, 2022 End: May 18, 2022 |
| Elk Season – Archery | Season Dates Start: Sep 1, 2022 End: Sep 30, 2022 | Online Application Dates Start: Apr 25, 2022 End: May 18, 2022 |
| Elk Season – Prairie | See application for season dates. Start: End: | Online Application Dates Start: Apr 25, 2022 End: May 18, 2022 |
| Elk Season – Custer State Park Firearms | Season Dates Start: Oct 1, 2022 End: Oct 31, 2022 | Online Application Dates Start: Apr 25, 2022 End: May 18, 2022 |
| Elk Season – Custer State Park Archery | Season Dates Start: Sep 1, 2022 End: Sep 30, 2022 | Online Application Dates Start: Apr 25, 2022 End: May 18, 2022 |
| Bighorn Sheep Season – Black Hills | Season Dates Start: Sep 1, 2022 End: Dec 31, 2022 | Online Application Dates Start: Apr 25, 2022 End: May 18, 2022 |
| Mountain Goat Season – Black Hills | Season Dates Start: Sep 1, 2022 End: Dec 31, 2022 | Online Application Dates Start: Apr 25, 2 |
Antelope seasons in South Dakota.
| Antelope Season – Firearms | Season Dates Start: Oct 1, 2022 End: Oct 16, 2022 | Online Application Dates Start: Jul 18, 2022 End: Aug 17, 2022 |
| Antelope Season – Landowner | Season Dates Start: Oct 1, 2022 End: Oct 16, 2022 | Online Application Dates Start: Sep 13, 2022 End: Oct 16, 2022 |
| Antelope Season – Mentored Firearms | Season Dates Start: Oct 1, 2022 End: Oct 31, 2022 | Online Application Dates Start: Jul 20, 2022 |
North Dakota hunting seasons for furbearers.
| Mink and Weasel Season | Season Dates Start: Nov 1, 2022 End: Jan 31, 2023 | |
| Muskrat Trapping Season – West River | Season Dates Start: Jan 1, 2022 End: Dec 31, 2022 | |
| Muskrat Trapping Season – Black Hills Fire Protection District | Season Dates Start: Nov 1, 2021 End: Apr 30, 2022 | |
| Muskrat Trapping Season – East River | Season Dates Start: Nov 1, 2021 End: Apr 30, 2022 | |
| Muskrat Shooting Season – Statewide | Season Dates Start: Apr 1, 2022 End: Aug 31, 2022 | |
| Beaver Season – West River | Season Dates Start: Jan 1, 2022 End: Dec 31, 2022 | |
| Beaver Season – Black Hills – USFS land within BH Fire Protection District | Season Dates Start: Jan 1, 2022 End: Mar 31, 2022 | |
| Beaver Season – East River | Season Dates Start: Nov 1, 2022 End: Apr 30, 2023 | |
| Bobcat Season – West River | Season Dates Start: Dec 26, 2022 End: Feb 15, 2023 | |
| Bobcat Season – East River | Season Dates Start: Dec 26, 2022 End: Feb 15, 2023 | |
| Raccoon Season | Season Dates Start: Jan 1, 2022 End: Dec 31, 2022 | |
| Coyote Season | Season Dates Start: Jan 1, 2022 End: Dec 31, 2022Badger, Ground Squirrel, Gopher, Marmot, Jackrabbit, Opossum, Porcupine, Fox, SkunkSeason Dates Start: Jan 1, 2022 End: Dec 31, 2022 | |
| Raccoon Season – Nonresidents | Season Dates Start: Dec 1, 2021 End: Mar 15, 2022 | |
| Beaver Season – Nonresidents | Season Dates Start: Dec 1, 2021 End: Mar 15, 2022 | |
| Muskrat Season – Nonresidents | Season Dates Start: Dec 5, 2021 End: Mar 15, 2022 | |
| Bobcat Season – Nonresidents | Season Dates Start: Jan 14, 2023 End: Feb 15, 2023 |