South Dakota Record Mule Deer

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Mule Deer Records for South Dakota


South Dakota Typical Mule Deer Record

South Dakota Firearms Typical Mule Deer Record

Typical SD Mule Deer Record - Scott Sharpe

Topping the Typical Mule Deer Firearms chart is Scott Sharpe's buck shot in 2003 that scored 192 inches!

Top TEN South Dakota Typical Mule Deer

Hunter Score Year Location Record
Scott Sharpe 192 2003 Pennington B & C
Mark Harlow 191 2007 Stanley B & C
Art Thomsen 190 6/8 1953 Fall River B & C
Phillip Johnson 188 6/8 2001 Gregory B & C
James Scull Jr. 188 2007 Pennington B & C
Kenneth Yeaton 185 4/8 1985 Brule B & C
Todd Oman 185 2010 Pennington B & C
Daniel Wright 184 3/8 2008 Harding B & C
James Feist 183 7/8 2007 Meade B & C
Gary Jaspers 183 6/8 2008 Haakon B & C
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South Dakota Non-Typical Mule Deer Record

South Dakota Non-Typical Firearms Mule Deer Record

Non-Typical SD Mule Deer Record - William Olsen

Topping the books for the largest Non-Typical Mule Deer in South Dakota is William Olsen's buck in 1944 that scored 281 6/8!

Top South Dakota Non-Typical Mule Deer

Hunter Score Year Location Record
William Olsen 281 6/8 1944 Black Hills B & C
Clifford Ramsey 266 5/8 1959 Phillip B & C
Unknown 246 6/8 1945 Lawrence B & C
Dresden Smith 233 3/8 1949 SD B & C
Robert Stalley 228 6/8 2009 Pennington B & C
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South Dakota Archery Typical Mule Deer Record

South Dakota Non-Typical Archery Mule Deer Record

Archery Typical SD Mule Deer Record

Topping the chart for the largest typical Mule Deer ever shot in South Dakota with a bow is the Gary Finn buck shot in 2004 in Meade county. This buck scored an amazing 188 2/8!

Top Five South Dakota Archery Typical Mule Deer

Hunter Score Year County Record
Gary Finn 188 2/8 2004 Meade P & Y
Kent Lewis 176 5/8 2004 Lyman P & Y
Glenn Delabarre 176 2007 Sully P & Y
Ed Heeb 174 5/8 1993 Pennington P & Y
Jerry Ellens 174 4/8 2009 Haakon P & Y
Mule Deer Outfitters Scoring Chart Find a P&Y Measurer Season Dates

South Dakota Archery Non-Typical Mule Deer Record

South Dakota Typical Archery Mule Deer Record

Archery Non-Typical SD Mule Deer Record

Topping the chart for the largest Non-Typical Mule Deer ever shot in South Dakota with a bow is the Brandon Beitelspacher's buck shot in 2010 in Walworth County. This buck scored an amazing 203 5/8!

Top Five South Dakota Archery Non-Typical Mule Deer

Hunter Score Year County Record
Brandon Beitelspacher 203 5/8 2010 Walworth P & Y
Gary Spencer 196 5/8 2010 Hughes P & Y
Lance Verhulst 197 4/8 2003 Fall River P & Y
Troy Hanson 196 3/8 1996 Campbell P & Y
Bryce Packard 189 1/8 2006 Fall River P & Y
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