Details below from SDGFP Website
About South Dakota Prairie Dog Hunting
The SDGFP shows the distribution or prairie dogs over most of the western two-thirds of the state. The population is considered stable in South Dakota, and in fact prairie dog control measures are actively taken to assist damage the animals cause on some private land.
In August 2004, the black-tailed prairie dog was removed from federal threatened species candidate list, due to results of surveys that better described the extent of the species' range and commitments by state, tribal, federal, and private entities to continue to work cooperatively on this issue.
Season Dates:
- Season open year-round, except Conata Basin in the Buffalo Gap National Grassland is closed year-round
Shooting Hours:
Daily Limit:
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License Requirements:
- Residents must have Predator/Varmint license, or any resident hunting license, or Furbearer license; no license required for youth under age 16
- Nonresidents must have Nonresident Predator/Varmint license or any nonresident hunting license