South Dakota Antelope (Pronghorn) · PRA-49A that portion of Meade County north of State Highway 34 and south of U.S. Highway
South Dakota PRA-49A spans 1,100,961 acres, centered 49 miles north-east of Sturgis. 3% of it is public land. In 2025, hunters took 127 pronghorn here (sum of published weapon rows); hunter counts not published. Its most applied-for hunt, PRA-49A-42, put up 3 nonresident tags in the 2026 draw for 51 first-choice applicants.
1 license
first choice, NR
not published
2% State
1,100,961 acres
Boundaries are drawn for orientation only. The written boundary description in the regulations governs.
Every License in PRA-49A
| What | Season | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRA-49A-42 | Prairie Antelope: 49A42 - Buck Antelope | 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) | 127 |
| 2024 (summed) | 140 |
| 2023 (summed) | 189 |
2025 split: firearm 127 (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 | 1,072,887 ac | 97% |
| State trust land | 17,473 ac | 2% |
| Other public | 9,852 ac | <1% |
| State land | 2,134 ac | <1% |
Source: SD GFP 2026 Hunt Unit Antelope.
Next Door
- PRA-49B that portion of Meade County east of Interstate 90 and south of State Highway 34 5% public
- PRA-49B43 that portion of Meade County east of Interstate 90 and south of State Highway 34 (doe/kid quota license, same boundary as PRA-49B) 5% public
- PRA-53B that portion of Perkins County south of State Highway 20 and that portion of Mea 5% public
- PRA-53B43 that portion of Perkins County south of State Highway 20 and that portion of Mea (doe/kid quota license, same boundary as PRA-53B) 5% public
- PRA-15B that portion of Butte County not included in Unit PRA-15A and Lawrence County no 9% public
- PRA-15B43 that portion of Butte County not included in Unit PRA-15A and Lawrence County no (doe/kid quota license, same boundary as PRA-15B) 9% 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 Antelope Harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- 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