Chip Allen - Miner Game Production Area: hunting, map and access
Chip Allen - Miner Game Production Area is 1,901 acres of land managed by South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks in 3 pieces, in Miner and Hanson counties. Game production areas are open to public hunting under GFP's rules. Within 5 miles of this one are 2,623 acres of Walk-In Areas and CREP land and 454 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 areaWalk-In Area or CREP (private land open to hunting)Chip Allen - Miner GPACounty lineLake or riverHighway
| Size | 1,901 acres, 3 pieces (measured from GFP's boundary) |
|---|---|
| County | Miner, Hanson |
| Deer units in the county | Deer unit 51A, Deer unit 34A |
| Walk-In Areas and CREP within 5 miles | 2,623 acres |
| Nearest towns | Fulton (8 mi), Fedora (9 mi) and Artesian (9 mi) |
What other hunting land is near Chip Allen - Miner GPA?
Within 5 miles of the GPA's boundary, GFP's maps show 2,623 acres of Walk-In Areas and CREP land (12 tracts centered in that ring) and 454 acres of other public land. Other game production areas close by: Chip Allen - Sanborn GPA (373 acres in the ring) and Morris Lake GPA (366 acres in the ring).
| Within 5 miles | Acres |
|---|---|
| Walk-In Area or CREP (private land open to hunting) | 2,623 |
| Game production area (GFP) | 739 |
| Waterfowl production area | 454 |
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 Chip Allen - Miner GPA?
Chip Allen - Miner GPA is about 8 miles north of Fulton, and 9 miles south of Fedora. Highways within 8 miles: SD 25 (8 miles of it). Hunting units: GFP names Deer unit 51A and Deer unit 34A for Miner and Hanson counties.
Questions hunters ask
How big is Chip Allen - Miner GPA?
1,901 acres, in 3 separate pieces, measured by FilledTag from GFP's Managed Lands boundary.
What county is Chip Allen - Miner GPA in?
Miner County (1,891 acres) and Hanson County (7 acres).
Is there other public hunting land near Chip Allen - Miner GPA?
Within 5 miles, GFP's maps show 2,623 acres of Walk-In Areas and CREP land and 454 acres of other public land, plus Chip Allen - Sanborn GPA and Morris Lake GPA.
What is the closest town to Chip Allen - Miner GPA?
Fulton (8 miles), Fedora (9 miles) and Artesian (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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South Dakota hunting Miner County Hanson County Deer unit 51A Deer unit 34A