<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.s08997a1f-86c6-4ab9-8cd0-7d52d04dd662P0 { 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.s08997a1f-86c6-4ab9-8cd0-7d52d04dd662C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s08997a1f-86c6-4ab9-8cd0-7d52d04dd662C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s08997a1f-86c6-4ab9-8cd0-7d52d04dd662C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s08997a1f-86c6-4ab9-8cd0-7d52d04dd662000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s08997a1f-86c6-4ab9-8cd0-7d52d04dd662C0-000003 { 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="s08997a1f-86c6-4ab9-8cd0-7d52d04dd662P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s08997a1f-86c6-4ab9-8cd0-7d52d04dd662C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=41:06:45:02.01"><span class="s08997a1f-86c6-4ab9-8cd0-7d52d04dd662C0-000000">41:06:45:02.01</span></a><span class="s08997a1f-86c6-4ab9-8cd0-7d52d04dd662C0-000001">.  Closed areas.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s08997a1f-86c6-4ab9-8cd0-7d52d04dd662C0"> The general muzzleloader deer hunting season is closed and licenses are not valid in the following areas:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s08997a1f-86c6-4ab9-8cd0-7d52d04dd662P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s08997a1f-86c6-4ab9-8cd0-7d52d04dd662000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s08997a1f-86c6-4ab9-8cd0-7d52d04dd662P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s08997a1f-86c6-4ab9-8cd0-7d52d04dd662C0">    (1)  Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge in Brown County;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s08997a1f-86c6-4ab9-8cd0-7d52d04dd662P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s08997a1f-86c6-4ab9-8cd0-7d52d04dd662C0">    (2)  Lacreek National Wildlife Refuge in Bennett County;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s08997a1f-86c6-4ab9-8cd0-7d52d04dd662P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s08997a1f-86c6-4ab9-8cd0-7d52d04dd662C0">    (3)  Lake Andes National Wildlife Refuge in Charles Mix County;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s08997a1f-86c6-4ab9-8cd0-7d52d04dd662P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s08997a1f-86c6-4ab9-8cd0-7d52d04dd662C0">    (4)  Waubay National Wildlife Refuge and Waubay Game </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s08997a1f-86c6-4ab9-8cd0-7d52d04dd662C0">Bird </span><span class="s08997a1f-86c6-4ab9-8cd0-7d52d04dd662C0">Refuge in Day County;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s08997a1f-86c6-4ab9-8cd0-7d52d04dd662P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s08997a1f-86c6-4ab9-8cd0-7d52d04dd662C0">    (5)  Farm Island State Recreation Area and LaFramboise Island Nature Area in Hughes County;</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s08997a1f-86c6-4ab9-8cd0-7d52d04dd662C0"> and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s08997a1f-86c6-4ab9-8cd0-7d52d04dd662P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s08997a1f-86c6-4ab9-8cd0-7d52d04dd662C0">    (6)  Fort Meade Bureau of Land Management South unit and the signed portion of the North unit in Meade County.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s08997a1f-86c6-4ab9-8cd0-7d52d04dd662P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s08997a1f-86c6-4ab9-8cd0-7d52d04dd662000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s08997a1f-86c6-4ab9-8cd0-7d52d04dd662P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s08997a1f-86c6-4ab9-8cd0-7d52d04dd662C0">    </span><span class="s08997a1f-86c6-4ab9-8cd0-7d52d04dd662C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s08997a1f-86c6-4ab9-8cd0-7d52d04dd662C0"> 31 SDR 191, effective June 7, 2005; 46 SDR 116, effective April 29, 2020</span><span class="s08997a1f-86c6-4ab9-8cd0-7d52d04dd662C0">; 47 SDR 110, effective April 29, 2021</span><span class="s08997a1f-86c6-4ab9-8cd0-7d52d04dd662C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s08997a1f-86c6-4ab9-8cd0-7d52d04dd662P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s08997a1f-86c6-4ab9-8cd0-7d52d04dd662C0">    </span><span class="s08997a1f-86c6-4ab9-8cd0-7d52d04dd662C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s08997a1f-86c6-4ab9-8cd0-7d52d04dd662C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=41-2-18"><span class="s08997a1f-86c6-4ab9-8cd0-7d52d04dd662C0-000003">41-2-18</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s08997a1f-86c6-4ab9-8cd0-7d52d04dd662C0">(2)(17), </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=41-17-1.1"><span class="s08997a1f-86c6-4ab9-8cd0-7d52d04dd662C0-000003">41-17-1.1</span></a><span class="s08997a1f-86c6-4ab9-8cd0-7d52d04dd662C0">(1)(4).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s08997a1f-86c6-4ab9-8cd0-7d52d04dd662P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s08997a1f-86c6-4ab9-8cd0-7d52d04dd662C0">    </span><span class="s08997a1f-86c6-4ab9-8cd0-7d52d04dd662C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s08997a1f-86c6-4ab9-8cd0-7d52d04dd662C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=41-2-18"><span class="s08997a1f-86c6-4ab9-8cd0-7d52d04dd662C0-000003">41-2-18</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s08997a1f-86c6-4ab9-8cd0-7d52d04dd662C0">(2)(17), </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=41-17-1.1"><span class="s08997a1f-86c6-4ab9-8cd0-7d52d04dd662C0-000003">41-17-1.1</span></a><span class="s08997a1f-86c6-4ab9-8cd0-7d52d04dd662C0">(1)(4).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s08997a1f-86c6-4ab9-8cd0-7d52d04dd662P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s08997a1f-86c6-4ab9-8cd0-7d52d04dd662000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>