Hawkins Game Production Area: hunting, map and access
Hawkins Game Production Area is 1,280 acres of land managed by South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks, in Hand County. Game production areas are open to public hunting under GFP's rules. Within 5 miles of this one are 927 acres of Walk-In Areas and CREP land and 958 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)School and public landWalk-In Area or CREP (private land open to hunting)Hawkins GPACounty lineLake or riverHighway
| Size | 1,280 acres (measured from GFP's boundary) |
|---|---|
| County | Hand |
| Deer units in the county | Deer unit 33A |
| Antelope units in the county | Antelope unit 38A |
| Walk-In Areas and CREP within 5 miles | 927 acres |
| Nearest towns | Ree Heights (14 mi), Stephan (15 mi) and Miller (17 mi) |
What other hunting land is near Hawkins GPA?
Within 5 miles of the GPA's boundary, GFP's maps show 927 acres of Walk-In Areas and CREP land (2 tracts centered in that ring) and 958 acres of other public land. Other game production areas close by: Collins GPA (1,120 acres in the ring) and Curtis GPA (481 acres in the ring).
| Within 5 miles | Acres |
|---|---|
| Game production area (GFP) | 1,601 |
| School and public land | 958 |
| Walk-In Area or CREP (private land open to hunting) | 927 |
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 Hawkins GPA?
Hawkins GPA is about 14 miles south of Ree Heights, and 15 miles east of Stephan. Highways within 8 miles: SD 45 (2 miles of it). Hunting units: GFP names Deer unit 33A and Antelope unit 38A for Hand County.
Questions hunters ask
How big is Hawkins GPA?
1,280 acres, measured by FilledTag from GFP's Managed Lands boundary.
What county is Hawkins GPA in?
Hand County.
Is there other public hunting land near Hawkins GPA?
Within 5 miles, GFP's maps show 927 acres of Walk-In Areas and CREP land and 958 acres of other public land, plus Collins GPA and Curtis GPA.
What is the closest town to Hawkins GPA?
Ree Heights (14 miles), Stephan (15 miles) and Miller (17 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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