Deer units 30A and 30B, South Dakota: licenses, harvest and hunting land
GFP's West River deer units 30A and 30B are Gregory County, split by season dates into 30A (November 7-10 and 23-29) and 30B (November 14-29). For 2026 GFP lists 1,100 resident and 88 nonresident licenses here in 4 license types. In 2025, by GFP's projection, hunters took 458 deer in units 30A and 30B, all white-tailed, and 1,101 residents named them 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 | Gregory (November 7-10 and 23-29); 30B: Gregory (November 14- 29) |
|---|---|
| Counties | Gregory |
| Season | West River deer, November 14-29, 2026; 30A, 1st Interval: November 7-10, 2026; 30A, 2nd Interval: November 23-29, 2026 |
| Licenses, 2026 | 1,100 resident, 88 nonresident |
| Deer taken, 2025 | 458 (GFP projection) |
| First-choice resident applicants, 2025 | 1,101 |
| First draw, 2026 | May 27 to June 23, 2026 |
How many deer licenses do units 30A and 30B have in 2026?
1,100 resident and 88 nonresident licenses, by GFP's 2026 application. Types ending in "P" are good on private land only, not on land GFP leases for public hunting (Walk-In Areas, CREP and CHAP).
| Type | What the license allows | Resident | Nonresident |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30A: 11 | one any whitetail deer | 450 | 36 |
| 30A: 13P | one antlerless whitetail deer, private land only | 100 | 8 |
| 30B: 11 | one any whitetail deer | 450 | 36 |
| 30B: 13P | one antlerless whitetail deer, private land only | 100 | 8 |
Source: GFP 2026 west river deer application.
How many deer are taken in units 30A and 30B?
GFP projects 458 deer were taken in units 30A and 30B in 2025, all of them white-tailed, from 1,187 licenses sold. That is 37% fewer than in 2020. The most in these years was 1,267 in 2021, the fewest 458 in 2025. By license type, GFP's hunter success ran from 43% (type 11) down to 30% (type 13P).
| Year | Deer taken | Bucks | Does and fawns | White-tailed | Mule deer | Licenses sold | First-choice resident applicants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 458 | 350 | 109 | 459 | 0 | 1,187 | 1,101 |
| 2024 | 932 | 433 | 501 | 932 | 2 | 1,997 | 1,145 |
| 2023 | 1,002 | 484 | 520 | 1,004 | 0 | 1,993 | 1,340 |
| 2022 | 1,180 | 519 | 663 | 1,182 | 0 | 1,989 | 1,464 |
| 2021 | 1,267 | 627 | 639 | 1,264 | 2 | 1,954 | 2,485 |
| 2020 | 731 | 537 | 194 | 729 | 2 | 1,357 | 1,614 |
Sources: GFP, 2025 West River Firearm Deer 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
The license with the most first-choice applicants for each license was type 30A: 11: 540 resident applicants for 450 resident licenses.
| Type | License | Resident first-choice applicants | Resident licenses available | Resident licenses sold | Nonresident first-choice applicants | Nonresident licenses available | Hunter success | Deer taken |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30A: 11 | one any whitetail deer | 540 | 450 | 449 | 54 | 36 | 37% | 178 |
| 30A: 13P | one antlerless whitetail deer, private land only | 7 | 100 | 99 | 3 | 8 | 30% | 32 |
| 30B: 11 | one any whitetail deer | 534 | 450 | 451 | 112 | 36 | 43% | 211 |
| 30B: 13P | one antlerless whitetail deer, private land only | 20 | 100 | 99 | 6 | 8 | 35% | 37 |
Licenses sold can include later drawings and leftovers.
When is deer season in units 30A and 30B in 2026?
30A, 1st Interval: November 7-10, 2026; 30A, 2nd Interval: November 23-29, 2026 (GFP's own dates for this unit; the rest of the West River season is November 14-29, 2026); antlerless-only tags also December 12-20; the first draw closed June 23, 2026 (GFP 2026 west river deer application). Every season's dates are on the South Dakota page.
What public land is in the county of units 30A and 30B?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gregory County | 12,926 | 12,998 | 45 | 2,882 |
Game production areas in Gregory County: Buryanek GPA (5,384 acres, Gregory), Landing Creek GPA (2,464 acres, Gregory), Star Valley GPA (1,460 acres, Gregory), Whetstone GPA (1,415 acres, Gregory), Southern Gregory GPA (1,256 acres, Gregory), Central - Gregory GPA (709 acres, Gregory) and Dixon Dam GPA (308 acres, Gregory).
Questions hunters ask
How many deer licenses are there in units 30A and 30B for 2026?
GFP's 2026 application lists 450 resident and 36 nonresident "one any whitetail deer" licenses (type 11), 100 resident and 8 nonresident "one antlerless whitetail deer, private land only" licenses (type 13P), 450 resident and 36 nonresident "one any whitetail deer" licenses (type 11) and 100 resident and 8 nonresident "one antlerless whitetail deer, private land only" licenses (type 13P) for units 30A and 30B.
How many deer are taken in units 30A and 30B?
GFP projects 458 deer were taken in units 30A and 30B in 2025, all white-tailed. In 2020 the figure was 731. The projection comes from GFP's survey of license holders.
Is units 30A and 30B mostly white-tailed or mule deer?
White-tailed deer, by GFP's 2025 projection: 0 mule deer and 459 white-tailed deer of the 458 taken; in 2020, 2 of 731 were mule deer.
What county is deer units 30A and 30B in?
GFP describes units 30A and 30B as "Gregory (November 7-10 and 23-29); 30B: Gregory (November 14- 29)", in Gregory 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 West River Firearm Deer 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 west river deer 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.