South Dakota Free, Senior, Veteran & Disability Exemptions

Free and reduced-fee hunting and fishing licenses in South Dakota (4 exemptions).

Exemption categories in South Dakota: Senior (2) · Veteran & Military (2) · Disability (1) · Youth (1)

South Dakota Exemptions & Reduced-Fee Licenses (4)

License / Permit	Residency	Fee	Eligibility & Notes	Source
Resident Senior Combination Licence (ages 65 and over)	Resident	$43.00	resident age 65 and over; must buy this licence in place of the standard combination Small game and fishing; does not include furbearer trapping; standard resident combination is 60.00; agent fee not included; habitat stamp applies	Official page
Disabled Veteran Hunting and Fishing Card (reduced fee)	Resident	$10.00	resident with total disability (paraplegic blind or visually impaired developmental disability for fishing only) or veterans with 40 percent or more service-connected disability or VA K award or prisoner of war Equivalent to fishing and small game licence; valid four years; habitat stamp not required for reduced-fee disabled licence; apply through GFP License Office 605 223 7660	Official page
Military General Fishing and Hunting Licence (active duty stationed outside South Dakota)	Resident	Free ($0.00)	resident active duty US armed forces member stationed outside South Dakota (small game and fishing only) Must show military orders and valid military ID; migratory birds need State Migratory Bird Certificate and federal waterfowl stamp; not for reserve or National Guard active duty training	Official page
Resident youth under 18 trapping (no furbearer licence)	Resident	Free ($0.00)	resident age under 18 No licence required for resident youth under 18 to trap furbearers or hunt predators or varmints; youth small game licence (5.00) is a separate hunting licence	Official page