Douglas County, South Dakota: Walk-In Areas, GPAs and public hunting land
Douglas County has 652 acres of private land open to public hunting through GFP's Walk-In Area and CREP programs inside its line (7 tracts centered in the county), no game production area, and 4,468 acres of other public land, by the maps GFP publishes. That is 1.8% of the county's 277,500 acres.
Data updated October 2026. Walk-In Areas, CREP, school and public land, federal land and GPAs: GFP map layers. Units: GFP 2026 applications and harvest projections.
Waterfowl production areaWalk-In Area or CREP (private land open to hunting)Douglas CountyNeighboring countiesLake or riverHighway
| Size | 277,500 acres (434 square miles) |
|---|---|
| Walk-In and CREP land inside the county line | 652 acres |
| Walk-In Area tracts centered in the county | 3 (398 acres in all) |
| CREP tracts centered in the county | 4 (254 acres in all) |
| Game production areas | None |
| School and public land | 0 acres |
| Other public land | 4,468 acres |
| Deer units | Deer unit 25A |
| Towns | Armour, Corsica, Delmont, New Holland and Harrison |
How much Walk-In Area land is in Douglas County?
652 acres inside the county line, 0.2% of the county. 3 Walk-In Area tracts are centered in the county (398 acres in all), and 4 CREP tracts (254 acres). Walk-In Areas and CREP land are private ground GFP leases for public hunting. GFP's public hunting atlas shows each tract.
Which game production areas are in Douglas County?
GFP's Managed Lands map shows no game production area in Douglas County.
How much public land is in Douglas County?
1.6% of the county is public land: 4,468 acres, counting the GPAs. The largest share is waterfowl production area, 4,468 acres.
| Manager | Acres | Share of the county |
|---|---|---|
| Waterfowl production area | 4,468 | 1.6% |
| Walk-In Area or CREP (private land open to hunting) | 652 | 0.2% |
Measured by FilledTag inside the Census county line from GFP public hunting atlas layers (Walk-In Areas, CREP, school and public land, federal land) and GFP Managed Lands; overlapping maps are counted once.
Which hunting units are in Douglas County?
The units GFP names for Douglas County, with their 2026 licenses and latest harvest projection, for the whole unit:
| Unit | GFP's description | Licenses, 2026 | Taken (GFP projection) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deer unit 25A | Douglas | 150 | 28 (2025) |
Sources: GFP 2026 draw applications; GFP harvest projections.
How do you get around Douglas County?
Highways: SD 44 (about 30 miles in the county), US 281 (about 19 miles in the county) and US 18 (about 7 miles in the county). Towns: Armour, Corsica, Delmont, New Holland and Harrison.
How do the counties around Douglas compare?
| County | Walk-In and CREP acres | Tracts | GPA acres | Other public acres |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora | 1,685 | 8 | 2,320 | 5,857 |
| Charles Mix | 1,801 | 12 | 11,621 | 12,769 |
| Davison | 1,228 | 11 | 437 | 229 |
| Hutchinson | 9,790 | 102 | 2,070 | 785 |
Questions hunters ask
How much Walk-In Area land is in Douglas County?
GFP's public hunting atlas shows 652 acres of Walk-In Area and CREP land inside Douglas County's line, from 7 tracts centered in the county. No permission is needed to hunt a Walk-In Area; travel there is on foot except on signed trails, by GFP's handbook.
Are there game production areas in Douglas County?
GFP's map shows no game production area in Douglas County.
What hunting units are in Douglas County?
GFP names deer unit 25A for Douglas County in its 2026 applications.
How much public land is in Douglas County?
1.6% of the county, 4,468 acres, is public land open to hunting under its manager's rules; the largest share is waterfowl production area at 4,468 acres.
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Where these numbers come from
- Walk-In Areas, CREP, school and public land, federal land and GPAs: GFP public hunting atlas layers (Walk-In Areas, CREP, school and public land, federal land) and GFP Managed Lands.
- Units: GFP 2026 draw applications and harvest projections.
- County line, highways and towns: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 boundaries, TIGER/Line and Gazetteer.
FilledTag is not part of South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks. Walk-In Areas change each year; check GFP's current atlas before you go.
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