Center - Charles Mix Game Production Area: hunting, map and access
Center - Charles Mix Game Production Area is 1,124 acres of land managed by South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks in 35 pieces, in Charles Mix County. Game production areas are open to public hunting under GFP's rules. Within 5 miles of this one are 6,409 acres of Walk-In Areas and CREP land and 1,921 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 areaBLMCorps of EngineersState park or recreation area (rules vary)Walk-In Area or CREP (private land open to hunting)Center - Charles Mix GPACounty lineLake or riverHighway
| Size | 1,124 acres, 35 pieces (measured from GFP's boundary) |
|---|---|
| County | Charles Mix |
| Deer units in the county | Deer unit 17A |
| Walk-In Areas and CREP within 5 miles | 6,409 acres |
| Nearest towns | Bonesteel (8 mi), Geddes (8 mi) and Platte (9 mi) |
What other hunting land is near Center - Charles Mix GPA?
Within 5 miles of the GPA's boundary, GFP's maps show 6,409 acres of Walk-In Areas and CREP land (3 tracts centered in that ring) and 1,921 acres of other public land. Other game production areas close by: Gray Area GPA (2,275 acres in the ring), Paulson GPA (1,271 acres in the ring), Whetstone GPA (1,017 acres in the ring), Central - Gregory GPA (709 acres in the ring), Star Valley GPA (578 acres in the ring) and North Wheeler GPA (553 acres in the ring).
| Within 5 miles | Acres |
|---|---|
| Game production area (GFP) | 7,024 |
| Walk-In Area or CREP (private land open to hunting) | 6,409 |
| Corps of Engineers | 1,873 |
| State park or recreation area (rules vary) | 700 |
| BLM | 43 |
| Waterfowl production area | 5 |
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 Center - Charles Mix GPA?
Center - Charles Mix GPA is about 8 miles north of Bonesteel, and 8 miles west of Geddes. Highways within 8 miles: SD 50 (16 miles of it), SD 1804 (15 miles of it), SD 1806 (11 miles of it), SD 44 (9 miles of it) and US 18 (3 miles of it). Hunting units: GFP names Deer unit 17A for Charles Mix County.
Questions hunters ask
How big is Center - Charles Mix GPA?
1,124 acres, in 35 separate pieces, measured by FilledTag from GFP's Managed Lands boundary.
What county is Center - Charles Mix GPA in?
Charles Mix County.
Is there other public hunting land near Center - Charles Mix GPA?
Within 5 miles, GFP's maps show 6,409 acres of Walk-In Areas and CREP land and 1,921 acres of other public land, plus Gray Area GPA, Paulson GPA and Whetstone GPA.
What is the closest town to Center - Charles Mix GPA?
Bonesteel (8 miles), Geddes (8 miles) and Platte (9 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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