Hunting Report Archery Duck Deer

Black Hills Archery Season Closes December 31st
Archery Tags Convert to Antlerless – Although the Black Hills closes to archery deer hunting after Dec. 31, the archery deer season will still be open in most of the rest of the state through Jan. 31 for antlerless deer harvest only.

“On Jan. 1, all unfilled archery ‘any deer’ licenses convert to ‘antlerless deer’ licenses and are valid through the end of January,” said GFP Regional Law Specialist Bruce Nachtigall of Rapid City. “Also, Archers who still have unfilled antlerless deer archery licenses for the 2005-06 season can continue to hunt antlerless deer in any area open to archery hunting through Jan. 31.”

In addition to the Black Hills, other areas closed to archery hunting after Dec. 31 include:

· Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge in Brown County.

· Lacreek National Wildlife Refuge in Bennett County.

· All South Dakota State Park and Recreation Areas.

One-tag and two-tag antlerless archery deer licenses will be available through the end of the archery season either by online application or by paper application, both of which are available via the GFP website at www.sdgfp.info.