Elm Creek Game Production Area: hunting, map and access
Elm Creek Game Production Area is 1,292 acres of land managed by South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks in 19 pieces, in Brule County. Game production areas are open to public hunting under GFP's rules. Within 5 miles of this one are 46 acres of Walk-In Areas and CREP land and 2,704 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)BLMCorps of EngineersSchool and public landState park or recreation area (rules vary)Walk-In Area or CREP (private land open to hunting)Elm Creek GPACounty lineLake or riverHighway
| Size | 1,292 acres, 19 pieces (measured from GFP's boundary) |
|---|---|
| County | Brule |
| Deer units in the county | Deer unit 13A, Deer unit 13L |
| Walk-In Areas and CREP within 5 miles | 46 acres |
| Nearest towns | Ola (5 mi), Bijou Hills (6 mi) and Chamberlain (10 mi) |
What other hunting land is near Elm Creek GPA?
Within 5 miles of the GPA's boundary, GFP's maps show 46 acres of Walk-In Areas and CREP land (0 tracts centered in that ring) and 2,704 acres of other public land. Other game production areas close by: Landing Creek GPA (1,933 acres in the ring), Iona GPA (1,927 acres in the ring), Boyer GPA (1,837 acres in the ring), Hoover GPA (840 acres in the ring), Turgeon GPA (604 acres in the ring) and Burning Brule GPA (289 acres in the ring).
| Within 5 miles | Acres |
|---|---|
| Game production area (GFP) | 7,588 |
| Corps of Engineers | 1,777 |
| BLM | 504 |
| School and public land | 423 |
| State park or recreation area (rules vary) | 160 |
| Walk-In Area or CREP (private land open to hunting) | 46 |
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 Elm Creek GPA?
Elm Creek GPA is about 5 miles southwest of Ola, and 6 miles west of Bijou Hills. Highways within 8 miles: SD 47 (15 miles of it), SD 50 (13 miles of it) and SD 44 (2 miles of it). Hunting units: GFP names Deer unit 13A and Deer unit 13L for Brule County.
Questions hunters ask
How big is Elm Creek GPA?
1,292 acres, in 19 separate pieces, measured by FilledTag from GFP's Managed Lands boundary.
What county is Elm Creek GPA in?
Brule County.
Is there other public hunting land near Elm Creek GPA?
Within 5 miles, GFP's maps show 46 acres of Walk-In Areas and CREP land and 2,704 acres of other public land, plus Landing Creek GPA, Iona GPA and Boyer GPA.
What is the closest town to Elm Creek GPA?
Ola (5 miles), Bijou Hills (6 miles) and Chamberlain (10 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 Brule County Deer unit 13A Deer unit 13L