Cottonwood Lake - Sully Game Production Area: hunting, map and access
Cottonwood Lake - Sully Game Production Area is 1,075 acres of land managed by South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks in 2 pieces, in Sully County. Game production areas are open to public hunting under GFP's rules. Within 5 miles of this one are 950 acres of Walk-In Areas and CREP land and 4,354 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 areaSchool and public landWalk-In Area or CREP (private land open to hunting)Cottonwood Lake - Sully GPACounty lineLake or riverHighway
| Size | 1,075 acres, 2 pieces (measured from GFP's boundary) |
|---|---|
| County | Sully |
| Deer units in the county | Deer unit 59A, Deer unit 59B |
| Antelope units in the county | Antelope unit 59A |
| Walk-In Areas and CREP within 5 miles | 950 acres |
| Nearest towns | Agar (7 mi), Gettysburg (11 mi) and Onida (11 mi) |
What other hunting land is near Cottonwood Lake - Sully GPA?
Within 5 miles of the GPA's boundary, GFP's maps show 950 acres of Walk-In Areas and CREP land (3 tracts centered in that ring) and 4,354 acres of other public land.
| Within 5 miles | Acres |
|---|---|
| School and public land | 4,197 |
| Walk-In Area or CREP (private land open to hunting) | 950 |
| Waterfowl production area | 157 |
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 Cottonwood Lake - Sully GPA?
Cottonwood Lake - Sully GPA is about 7 miles east of Agar, and 11 miles south of Gettysburg. Highways within 8 miles: US 83 (4 miles of it). Hunting units: GFP names Deer unit 59A, Deer unit 59B and Antelope unit 59A for Sully County.
Questions hunters ask
How big is Cottonwood Lake - Sully GPA?
1,075 acres, in 2 separate pieces, measured by FilledTag from GFP's Managed Lands boundary.
What county is Cottonwood Lake - Sully GPA in?
Sully County.
Is there other public hunting land near Cottonwood Lake - Sully GPA?
Within 5 miles, GFP's maps show 950 acres of Walk-In Areas and CREP land and 4,354 acres of other public land.
What is the closest town to Cottonwood Lake - Sully GPA?
Agar (7 miles), Gettysburg (11 miles) and Onida (11 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.
South Dakota hunting Sully County Deer unit 59A Deer unit 59B