Campbell County, South Dakota
Unit info
- Game species
- White-tailed Deer, Pheasant, Waterfowl
- Group
- West River
- Area
- N/A
- Public land
- N/A
White-tailed Deer — season & harvest
- Reported harvest
- 274
Draw odds for White-tailed Deeraren't on file for this unit yet. Check your state wildlife agency website for current draw statistics.
Season & harvest data is published for White-tailed Deer so far. Pheasant, Waterfowl also occur here — that data can be added as the community contributes.
About this unit
AI-compiled · sourcedCampbell County occupies the extreme north-central tier of South Dakota along the North Dakota border, where wheat fields and native grass pastures roll down toward Lake Oahe on the western boundary. It is classic northern plains pheasant country with a less-pressured character than counties farther south, and the Missouri River reservoir adds a waterfowl dimension that most pheasant hunters overlook. White-tailed deer are present throughout the shelterbelts and creek drainages, with some very large bucks taken in the river break country along Lake Oahe.
Rolling glacial till plain with wheat, sunflower, and native grass; western edge drops into Lake Oahe breaks with steep grassy coulees and scattered brush; numerous stock dams and seasonal wetlands
Low; Campbell County is remote and lightly traveled with minimal pressure on both birds and deer
OTC any-deer license; Lake Oahe breaks produce quality white-tails with minimal hunting competition
Pheasant numbers vary with weather cycles but the county holds birds late into the season; waterfowl along Lake Oahe during fall migration
Remote low-pressure pheasant and deer hunting; Lake Oahe breaks hold large white-tailed deer with very few competing hunters
Questions, tips & discussion
Ask anything about Campbell County— or drop a tip or trick: access points, where game holds, glassing spots, conditions, crowding, gear that worked. This is where the unit's species-specific intel gets built, hunter by hunter.
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Boundaries: SDGFP county-based deer management units. Community info last updated 15d ago.