SD Unit 15A Whitetails

[nimrod_gn]

My buddy and I drew whitetail deer tags for SD Unit 15A. Anybody out there hunt this area before that would be willing to share some intel/tips?

 

[Rcfireninja]

Should’ve put in for a better unit.

 

[nimrod_gn]

Should’ve put in for a better unit.

LOL - a little late to be telling me that. Now, can you give me any useful intel on the area?

 

[Redman]

You should have a good hunt in that area. Hunt the creek bottoms and you will find deer.
Here is a picture of my 2019 SD buck from a close by unit.

 

[nimrod_gn]

You should have a good hunt in that area. Hunt the creek bottoms and you will find deer.
Here is a picture of my 2019 SD buck from a close by unit.

Nice buck! congrats and thanks for the info and encouragement

 

[SD-Esox]

They’re around. The second pic is taken from the spot i shot the buck from. Still hunt the wooded draws and you should find a whitetail.

 

[tyhanson]

I've heard blue tongue/ ehd is currently pretty bad in 15A

 

[nimrod_gn]

I've heard blue tongue/ ehd is currently pretty bad in 15A

thanks for the heads up

 

[WasatchRanger]

@nimrod_gn How did this hunt go? Looking at the same area for a Whitetail

 

[nimrod_gn]

We had a fun hunt. Most all the whitetails are on the private ground near the river bottoms and farm ground so you'll do best if you can get permission to hunt some private ground. We took one buck on a walk-in area and my friend took his buck on some private property we got permission to hunt on.

 

[WasatchRanger]

@nimrod_gn Glad you guys had a good hunt! I assume the private property you got permission to hunt was a "pay to play" situation?

 

[nimrod_gn]

@nimrod_gn Glad you guys had a good hunt! I assume the private property you got permission to hunt was a "pay to play" situation?

Actually no. We just knocked on a few doors and found a couple of landowners that let us hunt. Many won't, but if you asked enough there are some that will

 

[Deleted member 38069]

I used to hunt this unit hard, when I was stationed at Ellsworth. For whitetails, I’d take a week off to find a good one. Stats-wise, it’s a decent unit for public land, the problem is that it’s not all accessible.

 

[WasatchRanger]

I used to hunt this unit hard, when I was stationed at Ellsworth. For whitetails, I’d take a week off to find a good one. Stats-wise, it’s a decent unit for public land, the problem is that it’s not all accessible.

I'm not looking for anything nice - a 3.5 (or big 2.5) year old buck would be fine. Appreciate the info though - good to know!

 

[Deleted member 38069]

I got lucky and found these two at the final day.

 

[Wild Bill]

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I got lucky and found these two at the final day.

Back leg on that doe looks a little off...

 

[Deleted member 38069]

Back leg on that doe looks a little off...

That’s what happens when you don’t take pictures first, then start getting your hands dirty!