Little Bend Game Production Area: hunting, map and access
Little Bend Game Production Area is 5,495 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 917 acres of Walk-In Areas and CREP land and 1,524 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)Little Bend GPACounty lineLake or riverHighway
| Size | 5,495 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 | 917 acres |
| Nearest towns | Cow Creek (12 mi), Oahe Acres (20 mi) and La Plant (22 mi) |
What other hunting land is near Little Bend GPA?
Within 5 miles of the GPA's boundary, GFP's maps show 917 acres of Walk-In Areas and CREP land (2 tracts centered in that ring) and 1,524 acres of other public land. Other game production areas close by: Brush Creek GPA (2,502 acres in the ring), Mail Shack GPA (1,016 acres in the ring), Sutton GPA (768 acres in the ring) and Minneconjou GPA (240 acres in the ring).
| Within 5 miles | Acres |
|---|---|
| Game production area (GFP) | 4,525 |
| BLM | 952 |
| Walk-In Area or CREP (private land open to hunting) | 917 |
| Corps of Engineers | 526 |
| State park or recreation area (rules vary) | 420 |
| School and public land | 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 Little Bend GPA?
Little Bend GPA is about 12 miles northwest of Cow Creek, and 20 miles northwest of Oahe Acres. Highways within 8 miles: SD 1804 (9 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 Little Bend GPA?
5,495 acres, in 2 separate pieces, measured by FilledTag from GFP's Managed Lands boundary.
What county is Little Bend GPA in?
Sully County.
Is there other public hunting land near Little Bend GPA?
Within 5 miles, GFP's maps show 917 acres of Walk-In Areas and CREP land and 1,524 acres of other public land, plus Brush Creek GPA, Mail Shack GPA and Sutton GPA.
What is the closest town to Little Bend GPA?
Cow Creek (12 miles), Oahe Acres (20 miles) and La Plant (22 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 Sully County Deer unit 59A Deer unit 59B