Turgeon Game Production Area: hunting, map and access
Turgeon Game Production Area is 1,075 acres of land managed by South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks in 34 pieces, in Charles Mix County. Game production areas are open to public hunting under GFP's rules. Within 5 miles of this one are 206 acres of Walk-In Areas and CREP land and 1,940 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)Turgeon GPACounty lineLake or riverHighway
| Size | 1,075 acres, 34 pieces (measured from GFP's boundary) |
|---|---|
| County | Charles Mix |
| Deer units in the county | Deer unit 17A |
| Walk-In Areas and CREP within 5 miles | 206 acres |
| Nearest towns | Bijou Hills (5 mi), Ola (8 mi) and Platte (14 mi) |
What other hunting land is near Turgeon GPA?
Within 5 miles of the GPA's boundary, GFP's maps show 206 acres of Walk-In Areas and CREP land (2 tracts centered in that ring) and 1,940 acres of other public land. Other game production areas close by: Buryanek GPA (5,054 acres in the ring), Landing Creek GPA (2,464 acres in the ring), Iona GPA (839 acres in the ring), West Platte GPA (835 acres in the ring), Elm Creek GPA (795 acres in the ring) and Hoover GPA (351 acres in the ring).
| Within 5 miles | Acres |
|---|---|
| Game production area (GFP) | 10,771 |
| Corps of Engineers | 1,176 |
| State park or recreation area (rules vary) | 1,112 |
| BLM | 504 |
| School and public land | 260 |
| Walk-In Area or CREP (private land open to hunting) | 206 |
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 Turgeon GPA?
Turgeon GPA is about 5 miles south of Bijou Hills, and 8 miles south of Ola. Highways within 8 miles: SD 44 (23 miles of it), SD 50 (23 miles of it), SD 47 (9 miles of it), SD 1806 (6 miles of it) and SD 1804 (3 miles of it). Hunting units: GFP names Deer unit 17A for Charles Mix County.
Questions hunters ask
How big is Turgeon GPA?
1,075 acres, in 34 separate pieces, measured by FilledTag from GFP's Managed Lands boundary.
What county is Turgeon GPA in?
Charles Mix County.
Is there other public hunting land near Turgeon GPA?
Within 5 miles, GFP's maps show 206 acres of Walk-In Areas and CREP land and 1,940 acres of other public land, plus Buryanek GPA, Landing Creek GPA and Iona GPA.
What is the closest town to Turgeon GPA?
Bijou Hills (5 miles), Ola (8 miles) and Platte (14 miles).
Get a South Dakota hunt plan when they open
Hunt plans for South Dakota are coming. Join the list and you'll hear first. The first 50 hunters in each new state get their plan free.
Until then, the free FilledTag app for iPhone has a map that works in every state, South Dakota included.
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.
FilledTag is not part of South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks. Posted rules and GFP's handbook are the final word.