Union County, South Dakota
Unit info
- Game species
- White-tailed Deer, Pheasant, Wild Turkey, Waterfowl
- Group
- East River
- Area
- N/A
- Public land
- N/A
White-tailed Deer — season & harvest
- Reported harvest
- 227
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, Wild Turkey, Waterfowl also occur here — that data can be added as the community contributes.
About this unit
AI-compiled · sourcedUnion County occupies South Dakota's southeast corner at the confluence of the Missouri and Big Sioux rivers, where loess bluffs, river floodplain timber, and rich cropland create a uniquely diverse hunting landscape unlike anywhere else in the state. Whitetails along the Missouri River corridor grow to exceptional sizes thanks to abundant agricultural feed and mature bottomland cover. Pheasant, turkey, and waterfowl all contribute to a county that punches far above its small geographic footprint.
Missouri and Big Sioux river floodplains with mature cottonwood and ash timber; loess bluffs and rolling uplands above the river valleys; cropland intermingled with wooded draws.
High — the most densely populated corner of South Dakota, with Sioux City IA just across the border adding additional hunting traffic.
OTC archery licenses available; high deer quality makes firearm draw licenses competitive; some zone-specific antler restrictions apply in river corridor units.
Missouri River bottomland holds excellent turkey populations; waterfowl hunting on the Missouri and backwater sloughs is productive during migration; pheasants in the upland crop and CRP fields.
Missouri River corridor whitetails among the largest-bodied deer in the entire state; unique loess hills terrain gives Union County a character entirely distinct from every other SD county.
Questions, tips & discussion
Ask anything about Union 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.
Nothing posted yet about Union County.
Be the first — ask a question (“Best public access on the north end?”) or share a tip (“Glass the burn scars off the main ridge at first light”).
Boundaries: SDGFP county-based deer management units. Community info last updated 15d ago.