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Whitetail Deer Records for South Dakota


South Dakota Typical Whitetail Records

South Dakota Record Typical Whitetail

Typical Whitetail Record Holder

Topping the board for the #1 Typical Whitetail within South Dakota is Glen McClan's monster in 1948. This beast scored 193 2/8 in Sanborn, SD.

Top TEN South Dakota Typical Whitetail

Hunter Score Year Location Record
Glen McClane 193 2/8 1948 Sanborn B & C
Unknown 193 1964 SD B & C
Bob Weidner 192 1957 Lyman B & C
John Simon 191 7/8 1970 Charles Mix B & C
Duane Grabber 189 5/8 1954 Tabor B & C
Rudy F. Weigel 184 3/8 1960 Kingsbury B & C
Garret Mellema 183 3/8 1966 Charles Mix B & C
Richard A. Gordon 182 5/8 1989 Jones B & C
Cregg Else 181 3/8 1985 Harding B & C
Nickalaus Schrag 180 5/8 1996 Turner B & C
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South Dakota Non-Typical Whitetail Records

South Dakota Firearms Non-Typical Whitetail Deer Record

Non-Typical Whitetail Record Holder

Topping the charts for the South Dakota Non-Typical Whitetail is the Francis Fink buck in 1948 in Marshall, SD. The buck scored 256 1/8!

Top TEN South Dakota Non-Typical Whitetail

Hunter Score Year Location Record
Francis Fink 256 1/8 1948 Marshall B & C
Howard Eaton 250 6/8 1870 SD B & C
Jerry Roitsch 249 1/8 1965 Lily B & C
Larry Nylander 238 2/8 1963 Potter B & C
J.H. Krueger 235 3/8 1965 Harding B & C
Henry Artz 235 2011 Edmunds B & C
Leo Fisher 221 3/8 1958 Dewey B & C
Francis Shattuck 216 7/8 1960 Brown B & C
Shed 216 3/8 2009 Sully B & C
Shed 212 2/8 1983 Gregory B & C
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South Dakota Archery Typical Whitetail Record

South Dakota Record Typical Whitetail

Archery Typical Whitetail Record Holder

Topping the Typical Archery Whitetail chart for South Dakota is Curtis Courtney's 2004 buck taken in Lincoln county that ended up scoring 182 7/8!

Top Five South Dakota Archery Typical Whitetail

Hunter Score Year County Record
Curtis Courtney 182 7/8 2004 Lincoln P & Y
Phyllis Roehr 179 3/8 1976 Marshall P & Y
Marv Miller 172 7/8 2006 Spink P & Y
Dan Anderson 172 7/8 2001 Minnehaha P & Y
Scott Staum 172 6/8 1997 Union P & Y
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South Dakota Archery Non-Typical Whitetail Record

South Dakota Record Typical Whitetail

Archery Non-Typical Whitetail Record Holder

Topping the Non-Typical Archery Whitetail chart for South Dakota is Dan Rederick's 1998 buck taken in Yankton county that ended up scoring 204 7/8!

Top Five South Dakota Archery Non-Typical Whitetail

Hunter Score Year County Record
Dan Rederick 204 7/8 1998 Yankton P & Y
Justin Joachim 204 1/8 2009 Sully P & Y
Matt Weiss 203 2/8 2009 Hutchinson P & Y
Patrick Hudson 202 2/8 1969 Clay P & Y
Jason Meyer 199 3/8 2006 Beadle P & Y
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