Cattail Game Production Area: hunting, map and access
Cattail Game Production Area is 1,526 acres of land managed by South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks in 3 pieces, in Marshall County. Game production areas are open to public hunting under GFP's rules. Within 5 miles of this one are 9,540 acres of Walk-In Areas and CREP land and 3,992 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 areaBLMSchool and public landState park or recreation area (rules vary)Walk-In Area or CREP (private land open to hunting)Cattail GPACounty lineLake or riverHighway
| Size | 1,526 acres, 3 pieces (measured from GFP's boundary) |
|---|---|
| County | Marshall |
| Deer units in the county | Deer unit 48A |
| Walk-In Areas and CREP within 5 miles | 9,540 acres |
| Nearest towns | Eden (3 mi), Lake City (5 mi) and Clear Lake (7 mi) |
What other hunting land is near Cattail GPA?
Within 5 miles of the GPA's boundary, GFP's maps show 9,540 acres of Walk-In Areas and CREP land (59 tracts centered in that ring) and 3,992 acres of other public land. Other game production areas close by: 4 Mile - Clubhouse - Barretts GPA (1,500 acres in the ring), Roy Lake GPA (1,407 acres in the ring), Bonham GPA (996 acres in the ring), Ft. Sisseton + 40 GPA (489 acres in the ring), Eden E & W GPA (375 acres in the ring) and Larson's Slough GPA (359 acres in the ring).
| Within 5 miles | Acres |
|---|---|
| Walk-In Area or CREP (private land open to hunting) | 9,540 |
| Game production area (GFP) | 6,324 |
| School and public land | 2,069 |
| Waterfowl production area | 1,882 |
| State park or recreation area (rules vary) | 516 |
| BLM | 41 |
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 Cattail GPA?
Cattail GPA is about 3 miles northwest of Eden, and 5 miles southwest of Lake City. Highways within 8 miles: SD 25 (19 miles of it) and SD 10 (14 miles of it). Hunting units: GFP names Deer unit 48A for Marshall County.
Questions hunters ask
How big is Cattail GPA?
1,526 acres, in 3 separate pieces, measured by FilledTag from GFP's Managed Lands boundary.
What county is Cattail GPA in?
Marshall County.
Is there other public hunting land near Cattail GPA?
Within 5 miles, GFP's maps show 9,540 acres of Walk-In Areas and CREP land and 3,992 acres of other public land, plus 4 Mile - Clubhouse - Barretts GPA, Roy Lake GPA and Bonham GPA.
What is the closest town to Cattail GPA?
Eden (3 miles), Lake City (5 miles) and Clear Lake (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.
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