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A law passed by the 2010 Legislature allows many South Dakota landowners to apply for and receive free antlerless deer licenses.

The Game, Fish and Parks Department is offering up to two antlerless deer licenses per qualifying household in West River Deer and East River Deer units that have unsold licenses after the second drawing for each season is completed.

All West River Deer units except Shannon County had licenses remaining after the second drawing and now have the free antlerless deer license option available. The second drawing for East River Deer will be completed by Oct. 15. Units with unsold deer licenses remaining at that time will also have the free antlerless license available.

South Dakota residents who own and operate, or lease and operate for agricultural purposes a minimum of 160 acres of land qualify for the new license option. A maximum of two licenses may be issued per household, and may be issued to the same person or to two family members (spouse, children living at home, or children living on land owned and operated by the resident farmer or rancher). The license is only valid on the qualifying land.

Landowners who were unsuccessful in the regular drawing for licenses, or who did not apply in the regular drawing, also have the option of purchasing a reduced-price license for hunting deer on their own land only.

Information and application details for these licenses may be found online at http://www.gfp.sd.gov/hunting/big-game/deer/landowner.aspx

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