Draw odds

South Dakota elk:can I draw it?

1 · State2 · Species

3 · Residency

4 · Your points

At 0 points, no South Dakota elk hunt drew 75% of resident applicants in 2026. Likely = 75%+ drew at your level, or everyone with fewer points drew.

Draw year

WeaponSeason49 of 49 hunt codes

Hunt code	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30+
09A21Unit 09A · Prairie Firearms Elk
09A23Unit 09A · Prairie Firearms Elk	<1	100	100	100				100
11B21Unit 11B · Prairie Firearms Elk
11B23Unit 11B · Prairie Firearms Elk
15A21Unit 15A · Prairie Firearms Elk
15A23Unit 15A · Prairie Firearms Elk
27A21Unit 27A · Prairie Firearms Elk
27A23Unit 27A · Prairie Firearms Elk
35A21Unit 35A · Prairie Firearms Elk
35A23Unit 35A · Prairie Firearms Elk
35B21Unit 35B · Prairie Firearms Elk	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	<1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	7	0	0	13	0	0
35B23Unit 35B · Prairie Firearms Elk	15	92	100	100	100	100		100	100				100
49A21Unit 49A · Prairie Firearms Elk
49A23Unit 49A · Prairie Firearms Elk	3	100
CAE-CU1Hunt CAE-CU1	<1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	2	5	5	0	10	4	17	9	8	9	20	0
CAE-CU2Hunt CAE-CU2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	2	0	4	0	6	7	8	16	6	17	50	11	0	0	33
CU121Unit CU1 · CEE · Custer State Park.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	<1	<1	<1	0	0	<1	0	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	0	<1	<1	<1	1	2	1
H1A21Unit H1A · Archery Elk
H1A23Unit H1A · Archery Elk	0	0	0	100	0
H1B23Unit H1B · Black Hills Firearms Elk
H2A21Unit H2A · Archery Elk
H2A23Unit H2A · Archery Elk
H2B23Unit H2B · Black Hills Firearms Elk	0	5	79	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100		100	100			100
H2C23Unit H2C · Black Hills Firearms Elk
H2E23Unit H2E · Black Hills Firearms Elk

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Each cell is the percent of applicants holding that many points who drew in the latest draw. A blank cell means nobody applied with those points; ✓ in your column means everyone with fewer points drew. Success, trend and herd by hunt

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Source: SDGFP