Deer unit 58A, South Dakota: licenses, harvest and hunting land
GFP's West River deer unit 58A is Stanley. For 2026 GFP lists 300 resident and 24 nonresident licenses here in 2 license types. In 2025, by GFP's projection, hunters took 241 deer in unit 58A: 156 white-tailed and 86 mule deer, and 599 residents 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 | Stanley |
|---|---|
| Counties | Stanley |
| Season | West River deer, November 14-29, 2026 |
| Licenses, 2026 | 300 resident, 24 nonresident |
| Deer taken, 2025 | 241 (GFP projection) |
| First-choice resident applicants, 2025 | 599 |
| First draw, 2026 | May 27 to June 23, 2026 |
| Other deer units in these counties | Deer unit 45D, Deer unit 58D |
How many deer licenses does unit 58A have in 2026?
300 resident and 24 nonresident licenses, by GFP's 2026 application.
| Type | What the license allows | Resident | Nonresident |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | one any deer | 150 | 12 |
| 18 | one any whitetail deer and one antlerless whitetail deer | 150 | 12 |
Source: GFP 2026 west river deer application.
How many deer are taken in unit 58A?
GFP projects 241 deer were taken in unit 58A in 2025, 36% of them mule deer, from 324 licenses sold. That is 46% more than in 2020. The most in these years was 304 in 2021, the fewest 165 in 2020. By license type, GFP's hunter success ran from 67% (type 01) down to 64% (type 18).
| Year | Deer taken | Bucks | Does and fawns | White-tailed | Mule deer | Licenses sold | First-choice resident applicants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 241 | 189 | 53 | 156 | 86 | 324 | 599 |
| 2024 | 251 | 201 | 50 | 164 | 87 | 378 | 628 |
| 2023 | 252 | 190 | 64 | 176 | 78 | 379 | 694 |
| 2022 | 291 | 199 | 93 | 201 | 91 | 473 | 647 |
| 2021 | 304 | 209 | 95 | 219 | 85 | 467 | 983 |
| 2020 | 165 | 157 | 8 | 102 | 63 | 217 | 675 |
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 01: 599 resident applicants for 150 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | one any deer | 599 | 150 | 150 | 92 | 12 | 67% | 108 |
| 18 | one any whitetail deer and one antlerless whitetail deer | 0 | 150 | 150 | 0 | 12 | 64% | 133 |
Licenses sold can include later drawings and leftovers.
When is deer season in unit 58A in 2026?
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 unit 58A?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanley County | 19,588 | 17,140 | 8,170 | 56,636 |
Game production areas in Stanley County: Brush Creek GPA (6,009 acres, Stanley), Chantier Creek GPA (5,113 acres, Stanley), Minneconjou GPA (3,886 acres, Stanley), Frozen Man Creek GPA (700 acres, Stanley), Schomer Draw GPA (661 acres, Stanley), Antelope Creek GPA (594 acres, Stanley) and Ft. George GPA (178 acres, Stanley).
Questions hunters ask
How many deer licenses are there in unit 58A for 2026?
GFP's 2026 application lists 150 resident and 12 nonresident "one any deer" licenses (type 01) and 150 resident and 12 nonresident "one any whitetail deer and one antlerless whitetail deer" licenses (type 18) for unit 58A.
How many deer are taken in unit 58A?
GFP projects 241 deer were taken in unit 58A in 2025, 156 white-tailed and 86 mule deer. In 2020 the figure was 165. The projection comes from GFP's survey of license holders.
Is unit 58A mostly white-tailed or mule deer?
White-tailed deer, by GFP's 2025 projection: 86 mule deer and 156 white-tailed deer of the 241 taken; in 2020, 63 of 165 were mule deer.
What county is deer unit 58A in?
GFP describes unit 58A as "Stanley", in Stanley 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.
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