S.D. Admin. R. 41:06:56:02 - Open units
The open units for bighorn sheep hunting season are as follows:
(1) Unit BHS-BH2: that portion of Custer and Fall River counties within a line beginning at the junction of SD Highway 16 and the Wyoming state line, east on SD Highway 16 to the intersection of SD Highway 16 and Mann Road (USFS Road 270) then south along the Mann Road to Pass Creek Road (USFS Road 272) then south on Pass Creek to Richardson Cutoff (USFS Road 276) then east on Richardson Cutoff to Pleasant Valley Road (USFS Road 715) then south on Pleasant Valley Road to Pilger Mountain Road (USFS 317) then south on Pilger Mountain Road to County Road 15 then south on County Road 15 to SD Highway 18 then west on SD Highway 18 to County Road 16 then north on County Road 16 to Dewey Road (USFS Road 769) then north and west on Dewey Road to the Custer County line then west on the Custer County line to the Wyoming state line then north on the Wyoming state line to the point of origin;
(2) Unit BHS-BH3: that portion of Pennington County east of the Cheyenne River and north of Highway 44 and that portion of Jackson County north of the White River, excluding the Badlands National Park;
(3) Unit BHS-BH4: that portion of Custer and Pennington Counties beginning at the junction of the Wyoming state line, Lawrence County line, and Pennington County line then east on Pennington County line to Interstate 90 then south on Interstate 90 to Elk Vale Road then south on Elk Vale Road to Highway 79 then south on Highway 79 to the Custer/Fall River County line then west on the Custer/Fall River County line to Pilger Mountain Road then north on Pilger Mountain Road to Pleasant Valley Road then north and east on Pleasant Valley Road to Richardson Cutoff then north on Richardson Cutoff to Pass Creek Road then west and north on Pass Creek Road to Mann Road then north on Mann Road to US Highway 16 then west on US Highway 16 to the Wyoming state line, then north on the Wyoming state line to the point of origin, excluding Jewel Cave National Monument, Wind Cave National Park, and Custer State Park; and
(4) Unit BHS-CSP: the fenced portion of Custer State Park.
Notes
General Authority: SDCL 41-2-18(1)(2)(17).
Law Implemented: SDCL 41-2-18(1)(2)(17).
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The open units for bighorn sheep hunting season are as follows:
(1) Unit BHS-BH2: that portion of Custer and Fall River counties within a line beginning at the junction of SD Highway 16 and the Wyoming state line, east on SD Highway 16 to the intersection of SD Highway 16 and Mann Road (USFS Road 270) then south along the Mann Road to Pass Creek Road (USFS Road 272) then south on Pass Creek to Richardson Cutoff (USFS Road 276) then east on Richardson Cutoff to Pleasant Valley Road (USFS Road 715) then south on Pleasant Valley Road to Pilger Mountain Road (USFS 317) then south on Pilger Mountain Road to County Road 15 then south on County Road 15 to SD Highway 18 then west on SD Highway 18 to County Road 16 then north on County Road 16 to Dewey Road (USFS Road 769) then north and west on Dewey Road to the Custer County line then west on the Custer County line to the Wyoming state line then north on the Wyoming state line to the point of origin;
(2) Unit BHS-BH3: that portion of Pennington County east of the Cheyenne River and north of Highway 44 and that portion of Jackson County north of the White River, excluding the Badlands National Park;
(3) Unit BHS-BH4: that portion of Custer and Pennington Counties beginning at the junction of the Wyoming state line, Lawrence County line, and Pennington County line then east on Pennington County line to Interstate 90 then south on Interstate 90 to Elk Vale Road then south on Elk Vale Road to Highway 79 then south on Highway 79 to the Custer/Fall River County line then west on the Custer/Fall River County line to Pilger Mountain Road then north on Pilger Mountain Road to Pleasant Valley Road then north and east on Pleasant Valley Road to Richardson Cutoff then north on Richardson Cutoff to Pass Creek Road then west and north on Pass Creek Road to Mann Road then north on Mann Road to US Highway 16 then west on US Highway 16 to the Wyoming state line, then north on the Wyoming state line to the point of origin, excluding Jewel Cave National Monument, Wind Cave National Park, and Custer State Park; and
(4) Unit BHS-CSP: the fenced portion of Custer State Park.
Notes
General Authority: SDCL 41-2-18(1)(2)(17).
Law Implemented: SDCL 41-2-18(1)(2)(17).