Running Water Game Production Area: hunting, map and access
Running Water Game Production Area is 1,196 acres of land managed by South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks in 2 pieces, in Bon Homme County. Game production areas are open to public hunting under GFP's rules. Within 5 miles of this one are 4 acres of Walk-In Areas and CREP land and 439 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 EngineersWalk-In Area or CREP (private land open to hunting)Running Water GPACounty lineLake or riverHighway
| Size | 1,196 acres, 2 pieces (measured from GFP's boundary) |
|---|---|
| County | Bon Homme |
| Deer units in the county | Deer unit 12A |
| Walk-In Areas and CREP within 5 miles | 4 acres |
| Nearest towns | Running Water (next to it), Springfield (8 mi) and Avon (15 mi) |
What other hunting land is near Running Water GPA?
Within 5 miles of the GPA's boundary, GFP's maps show 4 acres of Walk-In Areas and CREP land (0 tracts centered in that ring) and 439 acres of other public land. Other game production areas close by: Springfield Bottoms GPA (1,951 acres in the ring).
| Within 5 miles | Acres |
|---|---|
| Game production area (GFP) | 1,951 |
| Corps of Engineers | 382 |
| BLM | 57 |
| Walk-In Area or CREP (private land open to hunting) | 4 |
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 Running Water GPA?
Running Water GPA is next to Running Water, and 8 miles southwest of Springfield. Highways within 8 miles: SD 37 (11 miles of it). Hunting units: GFP names Deer unit 12A for Bon Homme County.
Questions hunters ask
How big is Running Water GPA?
1,196 acres, in 2 separate pieces, measured by FilledTag from GFP's Managed Lands boundary.
What county is Running Water GPA in?
Bon Homme County.
Is there other public hunting land near Running Water GPA?
Within 5 miles, GFP's maps show 4 acres of Walk-In Areas and CREP land and 439 acres of other public land, plus Springfield Bottoms GPA.
What is the closest town to Running Water GPA?
Running Water (on the line), Springfield (8 miles) and Avon (15 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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