Antelope unit 41A, South Dakota: licenses, harvest and hunting land
GFP's firearm antelope unit 41A is Jones, excl. PRA-45B. For 2026 GFP lists 5 resident buck licenses and 1 nonresident license here. In 2025, by GFP's projection, hunters took 14 antelope in unit 41A, and 58 residents and 2 nonresidents named it as their first choice in the first drawing.
Data updated October 2026. Harvest and first-choice applicants: GFP harvest projections, 2020 to 2025. Licenses and seasons: GFP 2026 application. Land: GFP map layers.
| GFP's description | Jones, excl. PRA-45B |
|---|---|
| Counties | Jones |
| Season | Firearm antelope, October 3-18, 2026 |
| Licenses, 2026 | 5 resident, 1 nonresident |
| Antelope taken, 2025 | 14 (GFP projection) |
| First-choice resident applicants, 2025 | 58 |
| First draw, 2026 | June 16 to July 7, 2026 |
How many antelope licenses does unit 41A have in 2026?
5 resident and 1 nonresident licenses, by GFP's 2026 application.
| Type | What the license allows | Resident | Nonresident |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | one buck antelope | 5 | 1 |
Source: GFP 2026 firearm antelope application.
How many antelope are taken in unit 41A?
GFP projects 14 antelope were taken in unit 41A in 2025, from 31 licenses sold. That is 48% fewer than in 2020. The most in these years was 27 in 2020, the fewest 13 in 2023. GFP puts hunter success at 45%.
| Year | Antelope taken | Licenses sold | First-choice resident applicants | First-choice nonresident applicants | Tag success | Satisfaction (1 to 7) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | 31 | 58 | 2 | 45% | 4.35 |
| 2024 | 18 | 31 | 62 | 4 | 58% | 4.75 |
| 2023 | 13 | 40 | 60 | 4 | 32% | 3.9 |
| 2022 | 26 | 40 | 73 | 3 | 64% | 4.88 |
| 2021 | 26 | 41 | 85 | 13 | 63% | 5.48 |
| 2020 | 27 | 41 | 79 | 10 | 65% | 5.7 |
Sources: GFP, 2025 Firearm Antelope harvest report; GFP, 2024 Annual Report, Big Game Harvest Projections (Game Report 2025-07); GFP, 2023 Annual Report, Big Game Harvest Projections (Game Report 2024-04); GFP, 2022 Annual Report, Big Game Harvest Projections (Game Report 2023-05); GFP, 2021 Annual Report, Big Game Harvest Projections (Game Report 2022-08); GFP, 2020 Annual Report, Big Game Harvest Projections (Game Report 2021-12). GFP rounds each column of its projection.
Each license type in 2025
Type 42 had 58 first-choice resident applicants for 30 resident licenses.
| Type | License | Resident first-choice applicants | Resident licenses available | Resident licenses sold | Nonresident first-choice applicants | Nonresident licenses available | Hunter success | Antelope taken |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | one buck antelope | 58 | 30 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 45% | 14 |
Licenses sold can include later drawings and leftovers.
When is antelope season in unit 41A in 2026?
October 3-18, 2026; the first draw closed July 7, 2026 (GFP 2026 firearm antelope application). Every season's dates are on the South Dakota page.
What public land is in the county of unit 41A?
For the whole county, as GFP publishes no unit lines:
| County | Walk-In and CREP acres | Game production area acres | School and public land acres | Federal land acres |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jones County | 6,703 | 621 | 4,099 | 19,866 |
Game production areas in Jones County: Buxcel GPA (621 acres, Jones).
Questions hunters ask
How many antelope licenses are there in unit 41A for 2026?
GFP's 2026 application lists 5 resident and 1 nonresident "one buck antelope" licenses (type 42) for unit 41A.
How many antelope are taken in unit 41A?
GFP projects 14 antelope were taken in unit 41A in 2025. In 2020 the figure was 27. The projection comes from GFP's survey of license holders.
How many people apply for antelope unit 41A?
In 2025, 58 residents and 2 nonresidents named unit 41A as their first choice in GFP's first drawing, for 30 resident licenses and 1 nonresident license.
What county is antelope unit 41A in?
GFP describes unit 41A as "Jones, excl. PRA-45B", in Jones County. GFP's interactive hunting unit map shows the exact line.
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Where these numbers come from
- Harvest, licenses sold and first-choice applicants: GFP, 2025 Firearm Antelope harvest report; GFP, 2024 Annual Report, Big Game Harvest Projections (Game Report 2025-07); GFP, 2023 Annual Report, Big Game Harvest Projections (Game Report 2024-04); GFP, 2022 Annual Report, Big Game Harvest Projections (Game Report 2023-05); GFP, 2021 Annual Report, Big Game Harvest Projections (Game Report 2022-08); GFP, 2020 Annual Report, Big Game Harvest Projections (Game Report 2021-12).
- 2026 licenses, seasons and draws: GFP 2026 firearm antelope application.
- Land: GFP public hunting atlas layers (Walk-In Areas, CREP, school and public land, federal land) and GFP Managed Lands. County lines: U.S. Census Bureau 2024.
FilledTag is not part of South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks. Numbers are copied from GFP or measured from the maps it publishes; nothing on this page is estimated by FilledTag.