Have a domicile within South Dakota for at least 90 consecutive days immediately preceding the date of application for, purchasing, or attempting to purchase any hunting, fishing, or trapping license/permit. To apply for a resident license a person must:
Licenses may not be transferred to another person. Applicants wishing to receive a preference point for seasons in which they are unsuccessful in their first choice, must include appropriate preference point fee. You will receive a partial refund if you draw the lower-priced license.
Applicants applying for differently priced licenses as first and second choice must include the higher fee. See application for rules allowing additional licenses.
You may submit only one application per season for the first drawing and receive no more than one license. Applications not properly filled out will be returned. Some season applications may have additional requirements that are presented on the application.