Medicine Knoll Creek Game Production Area: hunting, map and access
Medicine Knoll Creek Game Production Area is 4,155 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 1,247 acres of Walk-In Areas and CREP land and 710 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)Medicine Knoll Creek GPACounty lineLake or riverHighway
| Size | 4,155 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 | 1,247 acres |
| Nearest towns | Harrold (4 mi), Blunt (5 mi) and Onida (12 mi) |
What other hunting land is near Medicine Knoll Creek GPA?
Within 5 miles of the GPA's boundary, GFP's maps show 1,247 acres of Walk-In Areas and CREP land (0 tracts centered in that ring) and 710 acres of other public land. Other game production areas close by: Elk 6 GPA (323 acres in the ring), Lake 2 GPA (159 acres in the ring) and Woodruff Lake Area GPA (106 acres in the ring).
| Within 5 miles | Acres |
|---|---|
| Walk-In Area or CREP (private land open to hunting) | 1,247 |
| School and public land | 710 |
| Game production area (GFP) | 588 |
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 Medicine Knoll Creek GPA?
Medicine Knoll Creek GPA is about 4 miles northwest of Harrold, and 5 miles northeast of Blunt. Highways within 8 miles: US 14 (20 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 Medicine Knoll Creek GPA?
4,155 acres, in 2 separate pieces, measured by FilledTag from GFP's Managed Lands boundary.
What county is Medicine Knoll Creek GPA in?
Sully County.
Is there other public hunting land near Medicine Knoll Creek GPA?
Within 5 miles, GFP's maps show 1,247 acres of Walk-In Areas and CREP land and 710 acres of other public land, plus Elk 6 GPA, Lake 2 GPA and Woodruff Lake Area GPA.
What is the closest town to Medicine Knoll Creek GPA?
Harrold (4 miles), Blunt (5 miles) and Onida (12 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