South Dakota Deer MZD-ST1-02 — Unit MZD-ST1, Type 02

Muzzleloader Deer: ST102 - ANY BUCK DEER · Statewide (muzzleloader, excludes Custer State Park)

MZD-ST1 within South Dakota

What you may take: Muzzleloader Deer: ST102 - ANY BUCK DEER (antlered)
Weapon: Muzzleloader
Where: MZD-ST1 — Statewide (muzzleloader, excludes Custer State Park)
Season (2026): Dec 1 – Jan 1, 2027
Resident tags (2026): 1,000; for 3,999 first-choice applicants

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Odds by point level — 2026 draw

Prior-draw probability for a first-choice resident applicant. 1,000 tags, 3,999 first-choice applicants. Source: GoOutdoors South Dakota Draw... · EventID=234422.

Points	Your chance	Applicants	Drawn
0	0%	986	0
1	0%	770	0
2	17%	745	128
3	33%	553	183
4	56%	412	230
5	75%	251	188
6	93%	124	115
7	99%	76	75
8	99%	44	43
9	100%	16	16
10	100%	5	5
11	100%	9	9
12	100%	4	4
13	100%	1	1
14	100%	1	1
15	100%	1	1
16	100%	0	0
17	100%	0	0
18	100%	1	1

Preference points, computed from published point-level pools. A dash means South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks did not publish a count for that level. How we compute these.

What it costs (2026 resident fees)

Cash to apply

$10

Out of pocket if unsuccessful

$10

Total if drawn

tag fee not on file

Refunded if unsuccessful

Habitat Stamp (18+, once per license year, required to apply) · paid at application $10 source

Preference point (optional) · only for a point bought without applying — an unsuccessful applicant gets the point free $5 source

Not applying this year? A point-only purchase costs $5 (Sep 15 – Dec 15, expected) and adds a point for next year's draw.

Next application window: opens May 27, closes Jun 23, 2027 (expected) · results ~July 2. Last cycle's schedule rolled forward — confirm when the agency publishes.

Point creep & years to draw

Insufficient history (0 of 3 draws) — a creep trend needs at least three draw years with a published drew-out level.

Seasons (2026)

Split 1: Dec 1 – Jan 1, 2027 source

How this tag has hunted

Across every license type in MZD-ST1, South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks counted 700 white-tailed deer taken in 2025. Full MZD-ST1 profile: maps, public land, five years of harvest →

South Dakota's figures are Game, Fish and Parks post-season survey estimates, expanded from mandatory hunter reporting by the response rate — not a count of animals checked in. Source: Deer Harvest (Hunting/Harvest_Maps MapServer, layer 5) — per-unit post-season harvest, 2023-2025

Year by year

The standard draw for residents, one row per year.

Year	Tags	Applicants	Applicants per tag	Points needed	Source
2026	1,000	3,999	4.0	—	GoOutdoors South Dakota Draw... · EventID=234422

Other licenses valid in MZD-ST1

Type 01 — Muzzleloader Deer: ST101 - ANY DEER Muzzleloader

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How to read these numbers

Every percentage on this page is a prior-draw probability: the chance an applicant with that many points would have drawn in the draw year shown, computed from the agency's published results. It is not a forecast — quotas, applicant numbers, and point creep change every year. Every figure links to the agency document it came from. Where a state does not publish a number, we show a dash, never a zero. Hunts with fewer than five tags show counts instead of percentages. Fees show the fee year used. Read the methodology for the engine details.

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This page is informational only. Draw rules, quotas, fees, and deadlines are set by the state agency and change by commission action — confirm everything on the agency's own site before you apply, and apply through the agency, not here. We disclaim all liability for reliance on this page.