Rifle-Calahan Game Production Area: hunting, map and access
Rifle-Calahan Game Production Area is 1,502 acres of land managed by South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks in 2 pieces, in Sanborn County. Game production areas are open to public hunting under GFP's rules. Within 5 miles of this one are 334 acres of Walk-In Areas and CREP 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)Walk-In Area or CREP (private land open to hunting)Rifle-Calahan GPACounty lineLake or riverHighway
| Size | 1,502 acres, 2 pieces (measured from GFP's boundary) |
|---|---|
| County | Sanborn |
| Deer units in the county | Deer unit 56A |
| Walk-In Areas and CREP within 5 miles | 334 acres |
| Nearest towns | Artesian (7 mi), Forestburg (8 mi) and Fedora (11 mi) |
What other hunting land is near Rifle-Calahan GPA?
Within 5 miles of the GPA's boundary, GFP's maps show 334 acres of Walk-In Areas and CREP land (1 tract centered in that ring). Other game production areas close by: Redstone GPA (128 acres in the ring).
| Within 5 miles | Acres |
|---|---|
| Walk-In Area or CREP (private land open to hunting) | 334 |
| Game production area (GFP) | 128 |
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 Rifle-Calahan GPA?
Rifle-Calahan GPA is about 7 miles northwest of Artesian, and 8 miles northeast of Forestburg. Highways within 8 miles: SD 34 (23 miles of it) and SD 37 (17 miles of it). Hunting units: GFP names Deer unit 56A for Sanborn County.
Questions hunters ask
How big is Rifle-Calahan GPA?
1,502 acres, in 2 separate pieces, measured by FilledTag from GFP's Managed Lands boundary.
What county is Rifle-Calahan GPA in?
Sanborn County.
Is there other public hunting land near Rifle-Calahan GPA?
Within 5 miles, GFP's maps show 334 acres of Walk-In Areas and CREP land, plus Redstone GPA.
What is the closest town to Rifle-Calahan GPA?
Artesian (7 miles), Forestburg (8 miles) and Fedora (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.
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