<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.sa03cda9f-34b5-49e8-9bc8-ef8f1510f1f8P0 { 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.sa03cda9f-34b5-49e8-9bc8-ef8f1510f1f8C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sa03cda9f-34b5-49e8-9bc8-ef8f1510f1f8C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sa03cda9f-34b5-49e8-9bc8-ef8f1510f1f8C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sa03cda9f-34b5-49e8-9bc8-ef8f1510f1f8000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sa03cda9f-34b5-49e8-9bc8-ef8f1510f1f8C0-000003 { 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="sa03cda9f-34b5-49e8-9bc8-ef8f1510f1f8P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa03cda9f-34b5-49e8-9bc8-ef8f1510f1f8C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=41:06:44:02"><span class="sa03cda9f-34b5-49e8-9bc8-ef8f1510f1f8C0-000000">41:06:44:02</span></a><span class="sa03cda9f-34b5-49e8-9bc8-ef8f1510f1f8C0-000001">.  Number and type of licenses available.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa03cda9f-34b5-49e8-9bc8-ef8f1510f1f8C0"> An unlimited number of antlerless deer </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa03cda9f-34b5-49e8-9bc8-ef8f1510f1f8C0">and antlerless whitetail deer </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa03cda9f-34b5-49e8-9bc8-ef8f1510f1f8C0">licenses may be issued for </span><span class="sa03cda9f-34b5-49e8-9bc8-ef8f1510f1f8C0">the apprentice hunter deer hunting</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa03cda9f-34b5-49e8-9bc8-ef8f1510f1f8C0"> season.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa03cda9f-34b5-49e8-9bc8-ef8f1510f1f8C0"> An apprentice hunter limited to one antlerless deer or antlerless whitetail deer license for areas open to the apprentice hunter deer hunting season. The following describes the open units:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa03cda9f-34b5-49e8-9bc8-ef8f1510f1f8P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa03cda9f-34b5-49e8-9bc8-ef8f1510f1f8000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa03cda9f-34b5-49e8-9bc8-ef8f1510f1f8P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa03cda9f-34b5-49e8-9bc8-ef8f1510f1f8C0">    (1)  Unit APD-03: West River Units 02A, 15A, 15B, 31A, 35A, 35C, 35L, 49A, 49B, 53A, 53C, and 64A. Only a single tag any antlerless deer license is valid in this unit; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa03cda9f-34b5-49e8-9bc8-ef8f1510f1f8P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa03cda9f-34b5-49e8-9bc8-ef8f1510f1f8000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa03cda9f-34b5-49e8-9bc8-ef8f1510f1f8P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa03cda9f-34b5-49e8-9bc8-ef8f1510f1f8C0">    (2)  Unit APD-13: That portion of the state not included in Unit APD-03. Only a single tag antlerless whitetail deer license is valid in this unit.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa03cda9f-34b5-49e8-9bc8-ef8f1510f1f8P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa03cda9f-34b5-49e8-9bc8-ef8f1510f1f8000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa03cda9f-34b5-49e8-9bc8-ef8f1510f1f8P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa03cda9f-34b5-49e8-9bc8-ef8f1510f1f8C0">    </span><span class="sa03cda9f-34b5-49e8-9bc8-ef8f1510f1f8C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa03cda9f-34b5-49e8-9bc8-ef8f1510f1f8C0"> 17 SDR 23, effective August 16, 1990; 18 SDR 33, effective August 19, 1991; 18 SDR 223, effective July 13, 1992; 19 SDR 207, effective July 14, 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; 28 SDR 178, effective July 1, 2002; 29 SDR 160, effective June 3, 2002; 30 SDR 189, effective June 7, 2004; 31 SDR 213, effective July 4, 2005; 46 SDR 116, effective April 29, 2020</span><span class="sa03cda9f-34b5-49e8-9bc8-ef8f1510f1f8C0">; 47 SDR 137, effective June 29, 2021</span><span class="sa03cda9f-34b5-49e8-9bc8-ef8f1510f1f8C0">.</span><span class="sa03cda9f-34b5-49e8-9bc8-ef8f1510f1f8C0">; 51 SDR 140, effective June 30, 2025.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa03cda9f-34b5-49e8-9bc8-ef8f1510f1f8P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa03cda9f-34b5-49e8-9bc8-ef8f1510f1f8C0">    </span><span class="sa03cda9f-34b5-49e8-9bc8-ef8f1510f1f8C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa03cda9f-34b5-49e8-9bc8-ef8f1510f1f8C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=41-2-18"><span class="sa03cda9f-34b5-49e8-9bc8-ef8f1510f1f8C0-000003">41-2-18</span></a><span class="sa03cda9f-34b5-49e8-9bc8-ef8f1510f1f8C0">(2)(17).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa03cda9f-34b5-49e8-9bc8-ef8f1510f1f8P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa03cda9f-34b5-49e8-9bc8-ef8f1510f1f8C0">    </span><span class="sa03cda9f-34b5-49e8-9bc8-ef8f1510f1f8C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa03cda9f-34b5-49e8-9bc8-ef8f1510f1f8C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=41-2-18"><span class="sa03cda9f-34b5-49e8-9bc8-ef8f1510f1f8C0-000003">41-2-18</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa03cda9f-34b5-49e8-9bc8-ef8f1510f1f8C0">(2)(17), </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=41-6-21"><span class="sa03cda9f-34b5-49e8-9bc8-ef8f1510f1f8C0-000003">41-6-21</span></a><span class="sa03cda9f-34b5-49e8-9bc8-ef8f1510f1f8C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa03cda9f-34b5-49e8-9bc8-ef8f1510f1f8P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa03cda9f-34b5-49e8-9bc8-ef8f1510f1f8000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>