South Dakota Elk BHE-H2D-23
Black Hills Elk: H2D23 - ONE Antlerless Elk in BHE-H2D — LAWRENCE, PENNINGTON and CUSTER counties (antlerless, same area as BHE-H2B), rifle only, Dec 17–31, 2025. 88% public land, mostly Other public. Type 23.
No nonresident draw results are on file for this hunt. South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks publishes resident results only, or none by residency. The numbers below are the resident draw.
No longer drawn. The last draw was 2025.
South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks held its 2026 elk draw without BHE-H2D-23. The odds, costs and history below are that record, not an offer.
Your odds at 0 points · 2025 draw
19 first-choice applicants for 82 tags
19 first-choice applicants for 82 tags in 2025, so every first-choice applicant drew and 63 tags went to the leftover draw. The 100% reflects low demand that year, and a code like this can flip the year demand catches up.
Years to draw on points: —
- Resident Tags
- 82
- Applicants
- 19
- Success
- —
First-choice residents, standard draw.
Points Needed to Draw
One draw on file (2025), so there is no trend to chart yet.
Insufficient history (0 of 3 draws) — a creep trend needs at least three draw years with a published drew-out level.
Wait 9 years after drawing before applying again.
What It Costs · 2025 Resident Fees
The $10 Elk application fee, nonrefundable, per season applied for is not refunded. The $10 habitat Stamp (18+, once per license year, required to apply) is not refunded. A preference point (optional, one per season per year) is $5, bought separately. Drawing adds the $127 resident Antlerless Elk license.
▸ Every Fee, With Sources
- Elk application fee, nonrefundable, per season applied for · paid at application $10 SD GFP 2025 Elk application booklet
- Habitat Stamp (18+, once per license year, required to apply) · paid at application $10 SD GFP 2025 Deer Applications booklet
- Preference point (optional, one per season per year) · only for a point bought without applying — an unsuccessful applicant gets the point free $5 SD GFP 2025 Deer Applications booklet
- Resident Antlerless Elk license · paid if drawn $127 or $195 SD GFP 2025 Elk application booklet
Details
Odds by Point Level · 2025 Draw
| Points | Chance | Applied | Drew |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0–12 ← you | 100% same at every level | 19 | 19 |
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. South Dakota runs a second, random pass after the points pass. As a lower choice, BHE-H2D-23 drew no one in 2025, so lower-choice odds are left out.
Draw results: SD GFP 2025 GoOutdoors draw statistics, retrieved Sep 1, 2026.
How It Hunted, 2025
| Who | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| All of BHE-H2D | — | 37 | — |
Adding up South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks' published lines for BHE-H2D gives 37 elk taken in 2025 (sum of published weapon rows; hunter counts not published). 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 2018 Elk Harvest.
▸ Year-by-Year Numbers 1 draw
The standard draw for residents, 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 | Per Tag | Points Needed | Random Pass | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 82 | 19 | 0.2 | — | 32 tags of 863 | SD GFP 2025 GoOutdoors draw statistics |
▸ Legal Cartridges 20 on file for South Dakota elk
20 cartridges on file are legal for elk with a rifle in South Dakota, 3 of them depending on the load. Rules and sources: South Dakota hunting laws.
▸ Sources 5
- SD GFP 2025 GoOutdoors draw statistics draw results, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- SD GFP 2025 Elk application booklet draw rules, fees, seasons, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- SD GFP 2025 Deer Applications booklet fees, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- SD GFP 2018 Elk Harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- SD GFP 2026 Hunt Unit Elk boundary, land ownership, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
About These Numbers
Odds are from the 2025 draw, the latest on file, computed from South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks' published results (preference points, computed from published point-level pools). 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.
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