South Dakota whitetail

Huge deer, hunt pheasants. South and North Dakota are gems.

Not there, but just to the west in the black hills of Wyoming. Stay in spearfish. Don’t drink and drive because they will pull you over for +/- 1mph. Also get a turkey tag while you’re there.

I hunted antelope up there 2 years ago, but only saw a few whitetail and muley does.

You’d be driving a long way to a state that produces less booners than Arkansas and Mississippi. Now your Booner to hunter ratio would be much better. Also driving past Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Nebraska. That being said, SD is a quality state and you could have a great hunt on the right property.

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Are you thinking about a do it yourself or going with a guide/outfitter? I’ve only pheasant hunted there, with a friend that lives in Nebraska, and it was a blast. Looking to make an out of state hunt this Fall. No connections in the Dakotas, have some in Montana, but they don’t share very nicely.

We are planning a diy trip. More going for experience. I love hunting out west and am tired of hunting Louisiana honestly.

I turkey hunt that Black Hills of SD regularly. I went every year for about 15 years but haven't been back in a while. Hoping to go back this year and so SD, Wyoming, and Montana.

I have never deer hunted up there. But in May, it's like a petting zoo. The first green grass is popping out and there are literally hundreds of whitetails on the sides of the roads grazing the south facing slopes.

I can't say anything about buck quality because none of them have horns. But it's plenty of deer in general.

my taxidermist goes every year. Says South Dakota is nations best kept secret when it comes to whitetail deer.