"To protect all of Wakan Tanka's Creations for Future Generations"

The Oglala Sioux Tribe adopted its Constitution and  By-Laws by referendum vote on December 10, 1935, in accordance with Section 16 of the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934. Since then the Fish and Wildlife Code has provided an orderly system for Tribal management of fish, wildlife and natural resources for the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation through the control, regulation, and enforcement of hunting, trapping, fishing, and recreational activities. It has undergone changes and updates and the most recent was in 2010 (Ordinance No. 10-11). Since its original Charter in 1973, OSPRA has taken the lead role in protecting and preserving the natural and biological resources of the Tribe.

***FYI*** DEER ARCHERY ONLY! HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO DECEMBER 31, 2025. IF YOU PURCHASED A TAG BEFORE NOVEMBER 30TH, BRING INTO THE OFFICE TO GET IT EXCHANGED TILL THE END OF THE YEAR.

***NOTICE*** The OSPRA office will be closing at noon December 31st 2025 and closed all day January 1, 2026. The License Agent will be in the office between 10/11am friday January 2, 2026.

***ATTENTION HUNTERS*** Hunting Guide Book Regulation:

*Destruction or alternation of signs, posts, or fences is prohibited!  ALL gates must be closed after use. SHOULD A HUNTER fail to close a gate, will be cited.

*Legal hunting hours are one-half hour before sunrise and one-half hour after sunset.

*It is prohibited to discharge firearms in or around Reservation recreation dams and reservoirs.

*Hunting within one mile of Tribal buffalo & elk management units located near Allen & Slim Buttes is PROHIBITED!

***ATTENTION***  ALL LICENSE(S) have to have License Agent's signature on them or they are NOT VALID!***

ALL BOBCAT & MOUNTAIN LION ARE MANDATORY CHECK IN WITH OSPRA BIOLOGIST, CALL 605-455-2584 OR 605-455-1233 AHEAD OF TIME FOR CHECK IN

YOUTH TAGS - Have to be 12 years or older to purchase license(s), and hunt with licensed adult

OST Tribal Member Seasons 2026:

***OSPRA reserves the right to change or close seasons/or units at any time, including harvest limits, as appropriate for the protection of tribal resources and/or human health concerns***

*FURBEARER Season: January 1 - December 31, 2026

*SMALL GAME Season: 1/1/26 to 12/31/26, (EXCEPT Grouse, Pheasant & Mourning Dove Season Opens: 9/5/26 to 12/31/26)

*BOBCAT (Split Season for 2026) 1/1/26 to 2/15/26 & 12/5/26 to 12/31/26 (Season closed 2/16/26 - 12/4/26)

*MOUNTAIN LION Season: (Hound OR Non-Hound) January 1 - December 31, 2026 (unless quota is filled)

*FISHING (Annual or Family) Season: January 1 - December 31, 2026 (ELDERLY ANNUAL fishing is free, call or stop by OSPRA office)

Non-Member Tribal Residents (status also includes affiliated tribal members living on the Pine Ridge Reservation)

Licenses as of now are not available online, you may call in or stop by OSPRA office.

PLEASE!!! Make sure your information is updated & current for lotteries, notifications and mailing purposes (address, e-mail, and phone number)! 

Non-Members, Please make sure your COVID-19 form is on file prior to hunting.

The Keegan unit is WALK THROUGH ONLY! A vehicle can ONLY be used to retrieve your elk from the main entry roads.