South Dakota Deer — BHD-BD1
Black Hills Unit 1 (antlerless whitetail)
No more draws here — the last one was 2022
South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks held its 2026 deer draw without BHD-BD1. No current hunt code lists this unit; the South Dakota deer hunts on offer are drawn elsewhere. The odds, costs and harvest below are that history, kept for the record.
South Dakota BHD-BD1 covers 1,403,976 acres and lies 18 miles north of Custer. 73% of it is public land, mostly other public land (73%). Its biggest hunt, BHD-BD1-13, put up 24 nonresident tags in the 2022 draw for 57 first-choice applicants.
Your chance of drawing here
The last draw held in BHD-BD1 was 2022. These are that draw's chances for a first-choice nonresident applicant, kept for the record — nothing is on offer here for 2026.
Chances are from the 2022 draw (the last one held here) for a first-choice nonresident. "Points needed" = the cut in the last draw.
Simple view Odds at every point level-
0% Point builder 0% as 2nd choice
| Hunt | Your odds (0 pts) | As 2nd choice | Points needed | Tags / applicants | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BHD-BD1-13 ↗ Black Hills Deer: BD113 - ANTLERLESS WHITETAIL DEER | 0% Point builder | 0% | — | 24 / 57 | Nov 1–30, 2022 |
What these columns mean
- Your odds —
- the share of applicants at your point level who drew this tag in the 2022 draw. Not a forecast: quotas and demand move every year.
- The badge —
- plain language for that number. Likely draw 75% or better · Real chance 40%+ · Long shot 15%+ · Point builder below that, so you are applying mainly to bank a point · Undersubscribed means fewer first-choice applicants than tags, so everyone who applied drew.
- As 2nd choice —
- South Dakota lets you name more than one hunt on the application. Miss on your first choice and you go into the pot for whatever tags are left, alongside everyone else's second choices. Points never help a lower choice, so this number is the same whatever you have banked. It is usually worth naming a hunt that goes undersubscribed.
- Points needed —
- the lowest point total that still got a tag in the 2022 draw, and how that cut has moved since the earliest draw we hold.
- Tags / applicants —
- tags on offer and first-choice applicants for them, as the agency published them. Under five tags the percentage is flagged, because one applicant either way swings it.
What it costs to apply (2022 nonresident fees)
| License | Up front | Gone if you miss | If you draw |
|---|---|---|---|
| Per application | $25 | $25 | $25 |
Application window: opens May 27, closes Jun 23, 2027 (expected). Full fee breakdown.
The country
Boundaries are drawn for orientation only — the written boundary description in the regulations governs.
Who owns the ground
- Other public 1,021,194 ac · 73%
- Private 375,688 ac · 27%
- State land 5,900 ac · 0%
- State trust land 1,192 ac · 0%
Nearby areas
- BHD-BH1 — Black Hills Unit 1
- WRD-21B — Portions of CUSTER and PENNINGTON counties
- WRD-27A — Portions of CUSTER and FALL RIVER counties (excluding Unit 27L)
- WRD-15B — BUTTE COUNTY south of US 212 and west of SD 79
- WRD-15B17P — Butte/Lawrence County (Unit 15B antlerless quota license)
- WRD-27L — FALL RIVER COUNTY limited to the Hill Ranch Game Production Area