South Dakota Deer · WRD-45D LYMAN, STANLEY, and JONES counties all public land and private land
South Dakota WRD-45D covers 238,656 acres and lies 17 miles south of Pierre and 52 miles north-west of Chamberlain. 49% of it is public land, mostly other public land (47%) and state trust land (2%). In 2025, hunters took 42 white-tailed deer here (sum of published weapon rows); hunter counts not published. Its most applied-for hunt, WRD-45D-01, put up 3 nonresident tags in the 2026 draw for 41 first-choice applicants.
2 licenses
first choice, NR
not published
47% Other public
238,656 acres
Boundaries are drawn for orientation only. The written boundary description in the regulations governs.
Every License in WRD-45D
| What | Season | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WRD-45D-01 | West River Deer: 45D01 - Any Deer | 0% (small sample) | — | |
| WRD-45D-11 | West River Deer: 45D11 - Any Whitetail Deer | 0% (small sample) | — |
First-choice nonresident odds at your points, 2026 draw. Cut = points the last tag went at; ▲ = points added since the earliest draw on file.
Draw results: SD GFP 2026 GoOutdoors draw statistics, retrieved Sep 1, 2026.
If you draw (2026 nonresident fees): $25 ($25 to apply). Open May 27 – Jun 23, 2027 (expected). Full fee breakdown.
Harvest
White-tailed Deer
| Year | Deer |
|---|---|
| 2025 (summed) | 42 |
| 2024 (summed) | 44 |
| 2023 (summed) | 46 |
Mule Deer
| Year | Deer |
|---|---|
| 2025 (summed) | 9 |
| 2024 (summed) | 12 |
| 2023 (summed) | 15 |
2025 split: firearm 42 (100%)
What South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks publishes after each season, for everyone who hunted the area: harvest statistics, not draw odds. South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks publishes no whole-unit line for 2025; a year's total is the sum of published weapon rows, added only where the lines do not overlap. Hunter counts not published for 2025. 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: SD GFP 2023-2025 Deer Harvest.
The Ground
| Private | 120,804 ac | 51% |
| Other public | 112,801 ac | 47% |
| State trust land | 5,050 ac | 2% |
| State land | 0 ac | <1% |
Source: SD GFP 2026 Hunt Unit Deer.
Next Door
- ERD-36A HUGHES COUNTY, excluding Farm Island Recreation Area, LaFramboise Island 3% public
- WRD-45A LYMAN COUNTY, west of SD 47 and south of southern boundary of the Lower Brule In 2% public
- WRD-41A JONES COUNTY, except for that area in Unit WRD-45D (Ft 1% public
- WRD-45C LYMAN and STANLEY counties 0% public
- ERD-59A SULLY COUNTY, west of US 83 5% public
- WRD-58A STANLEY COUNTY, except those areas in 45C and 45D 6% public
▸ Sources 5
- SD GFP 2026 GoOutdoors draw statistics draw results, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- SD GFP 2025 Deer Applications booklet fees, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- SD GFP 2026 GFP FAQ fees, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- SD GFP 2023-2025 Deer Harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- SD GFP 2026 Hunt Unit Deer boundary, land ownership, area description, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
About These Numbers
Odds are from the 2026 draw, the latest on file, computed from South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks' published results. They are what happened in that draw, not a forecast. Under five tags a percentage carries a *, because one applicant either way swings it. A dash means the agency did not publish the number, and a date marked expected is last cycle's schedule rolled forward. How we compute these.
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