Grant County, South Dakota
Unit info
- Game species
- White-tailed Deer, Pheasant, Waterfowl, Wild Turkey
- Group
- East River
- Area
- N/A
- Public land
- N/A
White-tailed Deer — season & harvest
- Reported harvest
- 766
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, Wild Turkey also occur here — that data can be added as the community contributes.
About this unit
AI-compiled · sourcedGrant County occupies South Dakota's northeastern corner, where the Coteau des Prairies meets the Minnesota border at Big Stone Lake. The county's numerous glacial lakes and wetlands make it one of the state's premier waterfowl destinations, with ducks and geese staging heavily during fall migration. White-tailed deer are abundant along wooded lake shores and cattail margins, while pheasant numbers benefit from the grain-and-wetland mosaic.
Glacial prairie studded with numerous lakes and pothole wetlands; Big Stone Lake forms the eastern border with Minnesota; rolling cropland and native grass corridors between water bodies.
Moderate to high for waterfowl during peak October migration; pheasant pressure moderate; deer hunting moderate with good numbers along lake margins.
East River license zone; antlerless licenses by county drawing; OTC antlered deer for archery and firearm seasons.
Waterfowl hunting is a major draw with mallards, teal, and Canada geese using the pothole complex heavily during fall migration; pheasant populations solid in grain-and-grass uplands; wild turkey present along wooded lake margins.
One of the best waterfowl counties in eastern SD due to lake and wetland density; Big Stone Lake area produces consistent deer hunting along timber edges within reach of northeastern SD.
Questions, tips & discussion
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Boundaries: SDGFP county-based deer management units. Community info last updated 15d ago.