Bitter Lake - Day Game Production Area: hunting, map and access
Bitter Lake - Day Game Production Area is 4,726 acres of land managed by South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks in 6 pieces, in Day County. Game production areas are open to public hunting under GFP's rules. Within 5 miles of this one are 12,649 acres of Walk-In Areas and CREP land and 1,106 acres of other public land.
Data updated October 2026. Boundary: GFP Managed Lands. Land around it: GFP public hunting atlas layers. Units: GFP 2026 applications.
Game production area (GFP)Waterfowl production areaState park or recreation area (rules vary)Other GFP land (access sites, lakes)Walk-In Area or CREP (private land open to hunting)Bitter Lake - Day GPACounty lineLake or riverHighway
| Size | 4,726 acres, 6 pieces (measured from GFP's boundary) |
|---|---|
| County | Day |
| Deer units in the county | Deer unit 22A |
| Walk-In Areas and CREP within 5 miles | 12,649 acres |
| Nearest towns | Waubay (2 mi), Ortley (5 mi) and Webster (7 mi) |
What other hunting land is near Bitter Lake - Day GPA?
Within 5 miles of the GPA's boundary, GFP's maps show 12,649 acres of Walk-In Areas and CREP land (60 tracts centered in that ring) and 1,106 acres of other public land. Other game production areas close by: TNC/Puckett Property GPA (580 acres in the ring), Goose Lake - Day GPA (367 acres in the ring), Redetzke GPA (328 acres in the ring), Lohner - Vincent GPA (254 acres in the ring), Owens Creek GPA (252 acres in the ring) and Foldager GPA (237 acres in the ring).
| Within 5 miles | Acres |
|---|---|
| Walk-In Area or CREP (private land open to hunting) | 12,649 |
| Game production area (GFP) | 2,712 |
| Waterfowl production area | 1,106 |
| Other GFP land (access sites, lakes) | 134 |
| State park or recreation area (rules vary) | 6 |
Measured by FilledTag from GFP public hunting atlas layers (Walk-In Areas, CREP, school and public land, federal land) and GFP Managed Lands; land outside South Dakota is not counted.
How do you get to Bitter Lake - Day GPA?
Bitter Lake - Day GPA is about 2 miles southwest of Waubay, and 5 miles southwest of Ortley. Highways within 8 miles: US 12 (40 miles of it) and SD 25 (10 miles of it). Hunting units: GFP names Deer unit 22A for Day County.
Questions hunters ask
How big is Bitter Lake - Day GPA?
4,726 acres, in 6 separate pieces, measured by FilledTag from GFP's Managed Lands boundary.
What county is Bitter Lake - Day GPA in?
Day County.
Is there other public hunting land near Bitter Lake - Day GPA?
Within 5 miles, GFP's maps show 12,649 acres of Walk-In Areas and CREP land and 1,106 acres of other public land, plus TNC/Puckett Property GPA, Goose Lake - Day GPA and Redetzke GPA.
What is the closest town to Bitter Lake - Day GPA?
Waubay (2 miles), Ortley (5 miles) and Webster (7 miles).
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Where these facts come from
- Boundary: GFP Managed Lands. Land around it: GFP public hunting atlas layers (Walk-In Areas, CREP, school and public land, federal land) and GFP Managed Lands.
- Units: GFP 2026 west river deer application; GFP 2026 east river deer application; GFP 2026 firearm antelope application.
FilledTag is not part of South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks. Posted rules and GFP's handbook are the final word.