South Dakota Deer Population, Management News and Information Archive
Annual Deer Harvest, Estimated from Survey 2012: 71,500 In 2012: 62,900 were whitetails (30,800 bucks, 32,100 does) and 8,600 were mule deer (4,900 bucks, 3,700 does.) In 2011: 33,285 whitetail bucks, 40,772 whitetail does, 5,675 mule bucks and 5,428 mule does. Hunting stats Hard winter of 2010-2011 reduced herd. | More Deer Management and Population News by State |