South Dakota Deer — WRD-15B17P
Butte/Lawrence County (Unit 15B antlerless quota license)
No more draws here — the last one was 2022
South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks held its 2026 deer draw without WRD-15B17P. 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 WRD-15B17P covers 249,809 acres and lies 5 miles south-east of Belle Fourche and 16 miles north of Deadwood. 1% of it is public land, mostly other public land (1%). The 2022 draw put up 34 nonresident tags here for 10 first-choice applicants.
Your chance of drawing here
The last draw held in WRD-15B17P 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-
100% Undersubscribed 100% as 2nd choice
| Hunt | Your odds (0 pts) | As 2nd choice | Points needed | Tags / applicants | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WRD-15B17P ↗ West River Deer: 15B17P - 3 ANTLERLESS WHITETAIL DEER | 100% Undersubscribed | 100% | — | 34 / 10 undersubscribed | Nov 12–27, 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 we print counts instead of a percentage, 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
- Private 246,344 ac · 99%
- Other public 1,782 ac · 1%
- State land 1,034 ac · 0%
- State trust land 648 ac · 0%
Nearby areas
- WRD-15B — BUTTE COUNTY south of US 212 and west of SD 79
- WRD-15A — BUTTE COUNTY except that portion included in 15B
- WRD-15A17P — Butte County (Unit 15A antlerless quota license)
- BHD-BD1 — Black Hills Unit 1 (antlerless whitetail)
- BHD-BH1 — Black Hills Unit 1
- WRD-49A — MEADE COUNTY, east of I-90, south of US 212