License Types & Costs
RESIDENT COMBINATION LICENSES
| License | Privileges this licenses allows: | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Resident Combination (Small game + fishing) | Residents, 18 or over, to fish (including taking frogs and turtles) and hunt small game including pheasant, grouse, partridge, quail, cottontail rabbit, and tree squirrel. You may also hunt all species which may be taken with the Predator/Varmint License, including coyote, red and gray fox, skunk, raccoon, badger, prairie dog, ground squirrel (gopher), crow, jackrabbit, porcupine and marmot. This license does not include furbearer (trapping) privileges.
| $55* |
| Resident Senior Combination (Ages 65+) | Residents, 65 or over, to fish (including taking frogs and turtles) and hunt small game including pheasant, grouse, partridge, quail, cottontail rabbit, and tree squirrel. You may also hunt all species which may be taken with the Predator/Varmint License, including coyote, red and gray fox, skunk, raccoon, badger, prairie dog, ground squirrel (gopher), crow, jackrabbit, porcupine and marmot. This license does not include furbearer (trapping) privileges. | $40* |
| Resident Reduced Fee Hunting and Fishing | Card for persons with total disability and certain veterans - South Dakota residents who qualify and are approved will be issued a Disabled/Veteran Hunting and Fishing Card for a $10 fee that is good for 4 years. |
RESIDENT FISHING LICENSES
| License | Privileges this licenses allows: | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Resident Annual Fishing | Resident fishing, taking frogs or turtles. Resident youth under age 18 are not required to have a fishing license. | $28* |
| Resident 1-Day Fishing | Resident fishing for one day only, including the taking of frogs and turtles, and taking only one daily limit per species. Resident youth under age 18 are not required to have a fishing license. | $8* |
| Resident Senior Fishing (age 65 and older) | Residents age 65 and older to fish, take frogs or turtles. | $12* |
| Resident Setline License | South Dakota residents must have a separate license for each setline they operate. | $5 |
| Resident Hoop Net License | South Dakota residents must have a separate license for each hoop net they operate. | $10 |
| Resident Nursing Facility Group License | Nursing homes applying for this license must be licensed by the state as a nursing facility. Nursing homes applying for this license should send a request on their company letterhead to the Licensing Office, 20641 SD Hwy 1806, Ft. Pierre, SD 57532. The letter must contain the Nursing Home state-issued license number for the facility and the number of beds in the facility. The license only applies to permanent residents of the nursing home. It does not apply to staff or employees of the nursing home. | $35 |
NONRESIDENT FISHING LICENSES
| License | Privileges this license allows: | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Nonresident Annual Fishing | Nonresident fishing, taking frogs or turtles within the legal daily and possession limits. | $67* |
| Nonresident 1-Day Fishing | Nonresident fishing for one day only, and taking of one daily limit of fish only, including frogs and turtles. | $16* |
| Nonresident 3-Day Fishing | Nonresident fishing for a 3-consecutive day period, and keeping fish, frogs and turtles within the legal daily and possession limits. | $37* |
| Nonresident Youth | Nonresident youth under age 18 who wish to keep their own limit of fish and/or fish on their own are not required to obtain a fishing license. | $0 |
