S.D. Admin. R. 41:06:36:02 - Sand Lake open units

The following is a description of the units open to deer hunting on the Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge:

(1) Unit RFD-SL1 is open for five consecutive days beginning on the second Saturday of November. The licenses are restricted to muzzleloading rifles without telescopic sights as provided in § 41:06:04:14;

(2) Unit RFD-SL2 is open for five consecutive days beginning on the day following the end of the Unit RFD-SL1 season;

(3) Unit RFD-SL3 is open for six consecutive days beginning on the day following the end of the Unit RFD-SL2 season;

(4) Unit RFD-SL4 is open for seven consecutive days beginning on the day following the end of the Unit RFD-SL3 season. The licenses are restricted to muzzleloading rifles without telescopic sights as provided in § 41:06:04:14; and

(5) Unit RFD-SL5 is open for seven consecutive days beginning on the day following the end of the Unit RFD-SL4 season.

A hunter possessing an unfilled "antlerless deer" license for any Sand Lake deer hunting unit may hunt the refuge for nine consecutive days beginning on the day following the end of Unit RFD-SL5 season.

Notes

S.D. Admin. R. 41:06:36:02

2 SDR 88, effective July 1, 1976; 3 SDR 87, effective June 26, 1977; 4 SDR 88, effective June 27, 1978; 5 SDR 108, effective June 28, 1979; 6 SDR 129, effective July 13, 1980; 8 SDR 15, effective August 19, 1981; 9 SDR 14, effective August 8, 1982; 9 SDR 171, effective July 13, 1983; 10 SDR 76, 10 SDR 102, effective July 1, 1984; 12 SDR 14, effective August 6, 1985; 12 SDR 92, effective December 4, 1985; 13 SDR 9, effective August 3, 1986; 14 SDR 40, effective September 23, 1987; 15 SDR 24, effective August 14, 1988; 16 SDR 32, effective August 20, 1989; 17 SDR 23, effective August 16, 1990; 18 SDR 33, effective August 19, 1991; 19 SDR 17, effective August 12, 1992; 20 SDR 13, effective August 8, 1993; 21 SDR 14, effective August 3, 1994; 21 SDR 219, effective June 26, 1995; 22 SDR 188, effective July 10, 1996; 23 SDR 220, effective June 26, 1997; 24 SDR 176, effective June 21, 1998; 25 SDR 157, effective June 24, 1999; 26 SDR 174, effective July 4, 2000; 27 SDR 126, effective June 6, 2001; 31 SDR 21, effective August 23, 2004; 31 SDR 213, effective July 4, 2005; 33 SDR 1, effective July 18, 2006; 34 SDR 49, effective August 22, 2007; 35 SDR 47, effective September 8, 2008; 36 SDR 39, effective September 23, 2009; 37 SDR 18, effective August 16, 2010; 38 SDR 40, effective September 21, 2011; 39 SDR 10, effective August 1, 2012; 39 SDR 32, effective September 5, 2012; 40 SDR 14, effective July 29, 2013; 41 SDR 7, effective July 30, 2014; 42 SDR14, effective 8/10/2015; 42 SDR 9, effective 8/1/2016; 45 SDR 153, effective 6/24/2019; 49 SDR 124, effective 7/3/2023

General Authority: SDCL 41-2-18(2)(17), 41-6-21.

Law Implemented: SDCL 41-2-18(2)(17), 41-6-21.