South Dakota Antelope (Pronghorn) · PRA-38A Buffalo, Hand, and Hyde Counties

South Dakota PRA-38A spans 1,788,329 acres, centered 11 miles west of Miller. 3% of it is public land. In 2025, hunters took 2 pronghorn here (sum of published weapon rows); hunter counts not published. Its most applied-for hunt, PRA-38A-42, put up 1 nonresident tag in the 2026 draw for 5 first-choice applicants.

NR Tags, 2026
1

1 license

Applicants
5

first choice, NR

Hunter Success
—

not published

Public Land
3%

2% State

Size
2,794 mi²

1,788,329 acres

Chamberlain Redfield Huron Pierre PRA-38A

Boundaries are drawn for orientation only. The written boundary description in the regulations governs.

Every License in PRA-38A

90–100% 50–89% 10–49% 1–9% under 1% fewer than 5 tags: one applicant swings it
PRA-38A-42 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 Jun 16 – Jul 7, 2027 (expected). Full fee breakdown.

Harvest

Year Pronghorn
2025 (summed) 2
2024 (summed) 2
2023 (summed) 2

2025 split: firearm 2 (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 Antelope Harvest.

The Ground

Private 1,736,482 ac 97%
State trust land 30,203 ac 2%
Other public 12,742 ac <1%
State land 7,506 ac <1%

Source: SD GFP 2026 Hunt Unit Antelope.

▸ Sources 5
  1. SD GFP 2026 GoOutdoors draw statistics draw results, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
  2. SD GFP 2025 Deer Applications booklet fees, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
  3. SD GFP 2026 GFP FAQ fees, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
  4. SD GFP 2023-2025 Antelope Harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
  5. SD GFP 2026 Hunt Unit Antelope 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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Prior-draw odds from South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks' results, not a forecast · Methodology · All South Dakota pronghorn hunts