Get Application For Highway Access Permit.pdf - State Of South Dakota - State Sd

Walk-In Areas are leased for public hunting access by the South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks using money from the sale of hunting licenses and Federal Aid money from a tax on hunting equipment sales. No further permission from landowners is needed to hunt these areas.

South Dakota deer hunting archery tags are available over-the-counter for both residents and non-residents. Rifle tags are guaranteed for residents. Non-residents must apply for leftover rifle tags.

Resident Combination. (Small game + fishing) Residents, 18 or over, to fish (including taking frogs and turtles) and hunt small game including pheasant, grouse, partridge, quail, cottontail rabbit, and tree squirrel.

South Dakota has a variety of hunting opportunities that non-residents can enjoy, including pheasant hunting, turkey, West River and Black Hills deer, limited waterfowl and other small game and upland birds.

The Right of Way Program is responsible for acquiring the property necessary for highway purposes for the State trunk system. This includes providing relocation assistance in ance with the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Act for those displaced as a result of said acquisition.

Only South Dakota residents can apply for Access Permits. Access Permits are only valid during the dates displayed on the permit. Each Access Permit allows for the harvest of one deer. Preference points began being issued for unsuccessful access permit applications starting in 2012.