South Dakota Unit 15A:turkey draw odds & harvest
2 hunt codes for turkey. 2026: 75 to 400 tags, 88 to 568 applicants per hunt.
Hardest draw in Unit 15A2026 draw
15A32400 tags, 568 applied, 70% drew.
27th hardest of 86 South Dakota turkey draws in 2026.
At a glance
Turkey hunt codes
2
Spring prairie turkey · fall prairie turkey
Tags · 2026
475
across 2 hunts
Applicants · 2026
88
0.2 per tag
Harvest success 3-yr
17–61%
Hunt codes
Turkey huntsin Unit 15A
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2026 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15A32 | spring prairie turkey · April 11, 2026 to May 31, 2026*Butte/Lawrence | 56 of 56 drew | 400 | 60–61% |
| 15A37 | fall prairie turkey · Nov 1–Jan 31Butte / North Lawrence | 27 of 32 drew | 75 | 17–23% |
Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.
Harvest
How hunters didin Unit 15A.
Harvest success by hunt, 2020–2026
% success15A3259–74%
59%
74%
60%
62%
64%
64%
202020212022202320242026
15A3735–46%
46%
35%
20242025
45%+28–45%Under 28%
Before you apply
- Tag fee
- “Archery (AST), Black Hills (BST), and Custer State Park (CST) 32 - one male wild turkey $28 $121”
- Points
- “One point may be purchased each year the applicant is unsuccessful.”
- Application fee
- “A non-refundable $10 application fee is charged for each season applied for.”
Rules for 2026.
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Source: SDGFP