South Dakota Deer WRD-53C-01 — Unit WRD-53C, Type 01
West River Deer: 53C01 - ANY DEER · PERKINS COUNTY, south of SD 20 and MEADE COUNTY, north of US 212
- What you may take
- West River Deer: 53C01 - ANY DEER
- Weapon
- Rifle
- Where
- WRD-53C — PERKINS COUNTY, south of SD 20 and MEADE COUNTY, north of US 212
- 5% public of 1,023,675 acres
- Season (2026)
- Nov 14–29, 2026
- Nonresident tags (2026)
- 40
- for 149 first-choice applicants
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Odds by point level — 2026 draw
Prior-draw probability for a first-choice nonresident applicant. 40 tags, 149 first-choice applicants. Source: GoOutdoors South Dakota Draw... · EventID=234593.
| Points | Your chance | Applicants | Drawn |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0% | 33 | 0 |
| 1 | 0% | 42 | 0 |
| 2 | 26% | 27 | 7 |
| 3 | 61% | 31 | 19 |
| 4 | 75% | 8 | 6 |
| 5 | 100% | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | 100% | 3 | 3 |
| 7–10 | 100% same chance at every one of these levels | — | — |
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 nonresident fees)
Not applying this year? A point-only purchase costs $20 (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)
How this tag has hunted
Across every license type in WRD-53C, South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks counted 518 white-tailed deer taken in 2025. Full WRD-53C 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
As a lower choice
Drawn at this choice ÷ applicants listing it at this choice, as published. Points do not help a lower choice.
No tags are drawn at random for lower choices. Points do not help a lower choice.
Year by year
The standard draw for nonresidents, one row per year. South Dakota runs a second, random pass after the points pass; it is shown beside the year it belongs to.
| Year | Tags | Applicants | Applicants per tag | Points needed | Random pass | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 40 | 149 | 3.7 | — | — | GoOutdoors South Dakota Draw... · EventID=234593 |
| 2025 | 40 | 117 | 2.9 | — | — | GoOutdoors South Dakota Draw... · EventID=230561 |
| 2024 | 40 | 133 | 3.3 | — | — | GoOutdoors South Dakota Draw... · EventID=229405 |
| 2023 | 40 | 129 | 3.2 | — | — | GoOutdoors South Dakota Draw... · EventID=227741 |
| 2022 | 40 | 118 | 3.0 | — | 0 tagsfrom 0 applications | GoOutdoors South Dakota Draw... · EventID=226990 |
Other licenses valid in WRD-53C
Legal cartridges for deer in South Dakota
From the South Dakota hunting laws rules on file for a rifle. "Depends" means the rule turns on your specific load — check the state page.
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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.