South Dakota mule deer

[spur60]

It's all about perception. Non resident archery license sales have doubled since 2014, and perhaps by coincidence, both mule deer buck and doe archery harvests have doubled since 2014; even though mule deer numbers have declined. So, for many, the scapegoat is NR archery hunters, easiest to blame, easiest to push reg changes against. But anybody who understands SD's season structures, current deer numbers, etc. understands that NR pressure is just a symptom of a larger more complex issue. One thing I will say is that I honestly believe that many in the GFP had no clue how many deer fell to winterkill in 22.

 

[jmez]

Most public areas in the central and eastern part of the states have food plots. Not walk in areas. Seems the food plots stop at the range of pheasants.

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[Andrew12gauge]

Your first suggestion was to make NR archery a draw which it already is... Then suggested increasing prices on non resident tags. I never said that you thought nr shouldn't hunt, but your persistence in bringing up residency indicates you somehow think that is part of the solution (it isn't).

I rarely look at tag cost as it doesn't really matter to me either way but I quickly pulled up non resident license cost for the surrounding states. What makes you think SD is so low? Doesn't seem all that out of line to me. And that's just the surrounding states. Looking through others in the nation there are a LOT that are cheaper.
SD $375
MN $185
IA $349
NE $750
WY $374
MT $372-744
ND $250

Nonresident tags are $286 unless they’re going up in 2025


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[TheYukiYama]

Nonresident tags are $286 unless they’re going up in 2025


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It is already 2025. I posted current prices for all states.

License Types & Costs

gfp.sd.gov

The drop down 'big game fees' has the prices