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South Dakota Unit 35A:deer draw odds & harvest

5 hunt codes for deer. 2026: 50 to 275 tags, 21 to 897 applicants per hunt.

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Hardest draw in Unit 35A2026 draw
35A01
275 tags, 897 applied, 33% drew.

65th hardest of 316 South Dakota deer draws in 2026.

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Deer hunt codes
5
West river deer · wrd
Tags · 2026
475
across 4 hunts
Applicants · 2026
72
0.2 per tag
Harvest success 3-yr
20–79%
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Hunt codes

Deer huntsin Unit 35A

Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
Hunt codeWhat it isDraw result · 2026TagsSuccess 3-yr
35A01west river deer · November 14-29, 2026West Harding3 of 34 drew27557–65%
35A03PwrdHARDING CO. west of US 85 excluding those portions1 of 1 drew20–60%
35A11west river deer · November 14-29, 2026West Harding1 of 1 drew7530–59%
35A18west river deer · November 14-29, 2026West Harding2 of 2 drew5051–79%
35A19Pwest river deer · November 14-29, 2026West Harding35 of 35 drew7526–66%

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Source: SDGFP