South Dakota Unit 50A:turkey draw odds & harvest
2 hunt codes for turkey. 2026: 300 tags, 255 applicants per hunt.
Hardest draw in Unit 50A2025 draw
50A3125 tags, 43 applied, 63% drew.
15th hardest of 86 South Dakota turkey draws in 2025.
At a glance
Turkey hunt codes
2
Fall prairie turkey · spring prairie turkey
Tags · 2026
300
across 1 hunt
Applicants · 2026
16
0.1 per tag
Harvest success 3-yr
25–66%
Hunt codes
Turkey huntsin Unit 50A
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2025 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50A31 | fall prairie turkey · Nov 1–Jan 31 | 3 of 10 drew | 25 | 25–33% |
| 50A32 | spring prairie turkey · April 11, 2026 to May 31, 2026*Mellette | 16 of 16 drew | 300 | 50–66% |
Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.
Harvest
How hunters didin Unit 50A.
Harvest success by hunt, 2020–2026
% success50A3252–80%
52%
70%
62%
66%
61%
80%
202020212022202320242026
50A3126–35%
33%
35%
26%
35%
2022202320242025
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.
Public land & access
Each program opens on the state's site. Check on-the-ground signage.
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Source: SDGFP