<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><title></title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.sf13e2b71-dc57-481c-8d5f-c3c37366b4a0P0 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; } span.sf13e2b71-dc57-481c-8d5f-c3c37366b4a0C0 { color: #000000; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sf13e2b71-dc57-481c-8d5f-c3c37366b4a0C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sf13e2b71-dc57-481c-8d5f-c3c37366b4a0C0-000001 { color: #000000; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sf13e2b71-dc57-481c-8d5f-c3c37366b4a0000002 { color: #000000; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sf13e2b71-dc57-481c-8d5f-c3c37366b4a0C0-000003 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="sf13e2b71-dc57-481c-8d5f-c3c37366b4a0P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf13e2b71-dc57-481c-8d5f-c3c37366b4a0C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=41:06:36:02.01"><span class="sf13e2b71-dc57-481c-8d5f-c3c37366b4a0C0-000000">41:06:36:02.01</span></a><span class="sf13e2b71-dc57-481c-8d5f-c3c37366b4a0C0-000001">.  Lacreek open units.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf13e2b71-dc57-481c-8d5f-c3c37366b4a0C0"> The following is a description of the units open to deer hunting on the Lacreek National Wildlife Refuge:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf13e2b71-dc57-481c-8d5f-c3c37366b4a0P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf13e2b71-dc57-481c-8d5f-c3c37366b4a0000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf13e2b71-dc57-481c-8d5f-c3c37366b4a0P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf13e2b71-dc57-481c-8d5f-c3c37366b4a0C0">    (1)  Unit RFD-LC1 is open for </span><span class="sf13e2b71-dc57-481c-8d5f-c3c37366b4a0C0">seven</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf13e2b71-dc57-481c-8d5f-c3c37366b4a0C0"> consecutive days beginning on the third Wednesday of October;</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf13e2b71-dc57-481c-8d5f-c3c37366b4a0C0"> and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf13e2b71-dc57-481c-8d5f-c3c37366b4a0P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf13e2b71-dc57-481c-8d5f-c3c37366b4a0000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf13e2b71-dc57-481c-8d5f-c3c37366b4a0P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf13e2b71-dc57-481c-8d5f-c3c37366b4a0C0">    (2)  Unit RFD-LC2 is open for </span><span class="sf13e2b71-dc57-481c-8d5f-c3c37366b4a0C0">seven</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf13e2b71-dc57-481c-8d5f-c3c37366b4a0C0"> consecutive days beginning on the fourth Wednesday of November.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf13e2b71-dc57-481c-8d5f-c3c37366b4a0P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf13e2b71-dc57-481c-8d5f-c3c37366b4a0000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf13e2b71-dc57-481c-8d5f-c3c37366b4a0P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf13e2b71-dc57-481c-8d5f-c3c37366b4a0C0">    The deer hunting units within the refuge are </span><span class="sf13e2b71-dc57-481c-8d5f-c3c37366b4a0C0">set by Lacreek Refuge. Unit information is available at Lacreek Refuge headquarters and will be mailed to successful applicants.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf13e2b71-dc57-481c-8d5f-c3c37366b4a0P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf13e2b71-dc57-481c-8d5f-c3c37366b4a0000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf13e2b71-dc57-481c-8d5f-c3c37366b4a0P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf13e2b71-dc57-481c-8d5f-c3c37366b4a0C0">    All Lacreek open units are restricted to muzzleloading rifles without scopes.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf13e2b71-dc57-481c-8d5f-c3c37366b4a0P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf13e2b71-dc57-481c-8d5f-c3c37366b4a0000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf13e2b71-dc57-481c-8d5f-c3c37366b4a0P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf13e2b71-dc57-481c-8d5f-c3c37366b4a0C0">    </span><span class="sf13e2b71-dc57-481c-8d5f-c3c37366b4a0C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf13e2b71-dc57-481c-8d5f-c3c37366b4a0C0"> 9 SDR 14, effective August 8, 1982; 9 SDR 171, effective July 13, 1983; 10 SDR 76, 10 SDR 102, effective July 1, 1984; 11 SDR 22, effective August 9, 1984; 12 SDR 14, effective August 6, 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; 34 SDR 49, effective August 22, 2007; 38 SDR 40, effective September 21, 2011; 39 SDR 10, effective August 1, 2012; 39 SDR 32, effective September 5, 2012; 41 SDR 7, effective July 30, 2014</span><span class="sf13e2b71-dc57-481c-8d5f-c3c37366b4a0C0">; 43 SDR 9, effective August 1, 2016</span><span class="sf13e2b71-dc57-481c-8d5f-c3c37366b4a0C0">; 46 SDR 116, effective April 29, 2020</span><span class="sf13e2b71-dc57-481c-8d5f-c3c37366b4a0C0">; 49 SDR 124, effective July 3, 2023</span><span class="sf13e2b71-dc57-481c-8d5f-c3c37366b4a0C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf13e2b71-dc57-481c-8d5f-c3c37366b4a0P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf13e2b71-dc57-481c-8d5f-c3c37366b4a0C0">    </span><span class="sf13e2b71-dc57-481c-8d5f-c3c37366b4a0C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf13e2b71-dc57-481c-8d5f-c3c37366b4a0C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=41-2-18"><span class="sf13e2b71-dc57-481c-8d5f-c3c37366b4a0C0-000003">41-2-18</span></a><span class="sf13e2b71-dc57-481c-8d5f-c3c37366b4a0C0">(2)(17).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf13e2b71-dc57-481c-8d5f-c3c37366b4a0P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf13e2b71-dc57-481c-8d5f-c3c37366b4a0C0">    </span><span class="sf13e2b71-dc57-481c-8d5f-c3c37366b4a0C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf13e2b71-dc57-481c-8d5f-c3c37366b4a0C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=41-2-18"><span class="sf13e2b71-dc57-481c-8d5f-c3c37366b4a0C0-000003">41-2-18</span></a><span class="sf13e2b71-dc57-481c-8d5f-c3c37366b4a0C0">(2)(17).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf13e2b71-dc57-481c-8d5f-c3c37366b4a0P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf13e2b71-dc57-481c-8d5f-c3c37366b4a0000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>