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Public Hunting Land in McPherson County, SD

McPherson County covers about 1,148 square miles and is home to roughly 2,411 people. It contains land from 2 National Wildlife Refuges or stations and 61 named Waterfowl Production Areas totaling 20,990 acres.

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61WPAs

21KWPA acres

2refuges & stations

1hunt units

Map of public land in McPherson County

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Waterfowl Production Areas in McPherson County

Largest WPAs (acres)

Perch Lake WPA

2,039 ac

Adam-Giener WPA

1,187 ac

Bergdorf WPA

1,087 ac

Anderson-Vilhauer WPA

875 ac

Heyd Lake WPA

764 ac

Haerter WPA

721 ac

Helfenstein-Opp WPA

681 ac

Shafer-Shafer Hoffman WPA

652 ac

Noble WPA

631 ac

Job-Anderson WPA

574 ac

Eureka Demonstration Area WPA

534 ac

Long Lake WPA

514 ac

WPA	Acres	Managed by	GPS
Perch Lake WPA	2,039	Sand Lake Wetland Management District	`45.6542, -99.1852`
Adam-Giener WPA	1,187	Sand Lake Wetland Management District	`45.6525, -99.2189`
Bergdorf WPA	1,087	Sand Lake Wetland Management District	`45.9153, -99.2917`
Anderson-Vilhauer WPA	875	Sand Lake Wetland Management District	`45.7250, -99.3119`
Heyd Lake WPA	764	Sand Lake Wetland Management District	`45.9093, -99.1365`
Haerter WPA	721	Sand Lake Wetland Management District	`45.6598, -99.4151`
Helfenstein-Opp WPA	681	Sand Lake Wetland Management District	`45.8212, -99.3892`
Shafer-Shafer Hoffman WPA	652	Sand Lake Wetland Management District	`45.8571, -99.0773`
Noble WPA	631	Sand Lake Wetland Management District	`45.8279, -99.1674`
Job-Anderson WPA	574	Sand Lake Wetland Management District	`45.7053, -99.3993`
Eureka Demonstration Area WPA	534	Sand Lake Wetland Management District	`45.7868, -99.6382`
Long Lake WPA	514	Sand Lake Wetland Management District	`45.8494, -99.2554`
Burrer-Pheifle WPA	507	Sand Lake Wetland Management District	`45.7704, -99.3249`
Shafer WPA	499	Sand Lake Wetland Management District	`45.8776, -99.1080`
Imberi WPA	466	Sand Lake Wetland Management District	`45.6131, -99.5884`
Klooz WPA	407	Sand Lake Wetland Management District	`45.8208, -99.2527`
Burrer-Schnabel WPA	400	Sand Lake Wetland Management District	`45.7341, -99.3503`
Mehlhaff I WPA	385	Sand Lake Wetland Management District	`45.7163, -99.6119`
Feickert WPA	365	Sand Lake Wetland Management District	`45.8640, -99.0307`
Woehlhaff-Schnabel WPA	356	Sand Lake Wetland Management District	`45.7090, -99.5094`
Hirsch Lake WPA	354	Sand Lake Wetland Management District	`45.8306, -99.6275`
Rath WPA	347	Sand Lake Wetland Management District	`45.8813, -99.1381`
Charley-Harley WPA	341	Sand Lake Wetland Management District	`45.6815, -99.1749`
Buntrock WPA	332	Sand Lake Wetland Management District	`45.6944, -99.3542`
Rau Lake WPA	331	Sand Lake Wetland Management District	`45.8928, -99.0996`
Dan Ashe WPA	325	Sand Lake Wetland Management District	`45.7448, -99.1855`
Ehresman WPA	325	Sand Lake Wetland Management District	`45.9155, -99.0939`
Mehlhaff II WPA	319	Sand Lake Wetland Management District	`45.7019, -99.5989`
Swisher WPA	317	Sand Lake Wetland Management District	`45.9329, -99.1548`
Schnabel-Hoff WPA	299	Sand Lake Wetland Management District	`45.7451, -99.3825`
Hausauer Lake WPA	282	Sand Lake Wetland Management District	`45.8505, -99.6509`
West WPA	241	Sand Lake Wetland Management District	`45.6089, -99.2163`
Hoffman-Gottleib WPA	241	Sand Lake Wetland Management District	`45.7983, -99.0648`
Dockter WPA	240	Sand Lake Wetland Management District	`45.9148, -99.0230`
Bauer-Fischer WPA	234	Sand Lake Wetland Management District	`45.7219, -99.6687`
Wacker WPA	200	Sand Lake Wetland Management District	`45.8695, -99.0281`
Lapp WPA	188	Sand Lake Wetland Management District	`45.6547, -99.5377`
Kempf WPA	176	Sand Lake Wetland Management District	`45.7420, -99.1438`
Pulfrey WPA	166	Sand Lake Wetland Management District	`45.6981, -99.2526`
Seventh Day Adventist WPA	161	Sand Lake Wetland Management District	`45.6977, -99.1749`
Cantwell WPA	161	Sand Lake Wetland Management District	`45.7700, -99.1337`
10/45 WPA	160	Sand Lake Wetland Management District	`45.7787, -99.3711`
Mettler WPA	160	Sand Lake Wetland Management District	`45.8793, -99.4125`
Rath-Opp WPA	146	Sand Lake Wetland Management District	`45.9130, -99.2167`
Highland WPA	120	Sand Lake Wetland Management District	`45.7967, -99.2026`
Schell WPA	120	Sand Lake Wetland Management District	`45.7485, -99.2565`
Kary WPA	120	Sand Lake Wetland Management District	`45.7624, -99.5186`
Stuglemayer WPA	108	Sand Lake Wetland Management District	`45.9349, -99.2657`
Schmitt Ranch WPA	85	Sand Lake Wetland Management District	`45.8332, -99.0357`
Rau WPA	80	Sand Lake Wetland Management District	`45.8913, -99.1053`
Mohr WPA	80	Sand Lake Wetland Management District	`45.6091, -99.3510`
Neuharth WPA	80	Sand Lake Wetland Management District	`45.7851, -99.3892`
Opp-Ehley WPA	78	Sand Lake Wetland Management District	`45.9235, -99.2126`
Stateline WPA	73	Sand Lake Wetland Management District	`45.9386, -99.1915`
Schultz-Reinhold WPA	71	Sand Lake Wetland Management District	`45.6538, -99.6650`
Nehlich WPA	70	Sand Lake Wetland Management District	`45.7206, -99.6466`
Eureka Grazing Association WPA	55	Sand Lake Wetland Management District	`45.7469, -99.3057`
Raile WPA	54	Sand Lake Wetland Management District	`45.7106, -99.6376`
Schumacher WPA	41	Sand Lake Wetland Management District	`45.8077, -99.2529`
Highway 10 WPA	39	Sand Lake Wetland Management District	`45.7650, -99.3275`
Hoffman-Gerard WPA	30	Sand Lake Wetland Management District	`45.9198, -99.1223`

Refuges & stations with land in McPherson County

Kulm WMD

LaMoure County, ND

1 open

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45.1K huntable acres

Sand Lake WMD

Brown County, SD

1 open

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44.5K huntable acres

Hunt units in McPherson County

Unit	Refuge	Status	Acres
WPA Open	Sand Lake WMD	Open	44,493

Neighboring counties with public land

Brown County, SD 22 WPAs · 2 refuges
Campbell County, SD 13 WPAs · 1 refuges
Dickey County, ND 43 WPAs · 2 refuges
Edmunds County, SD 37 WPAs · 1 refuges
Walworth County, SD 3 WPAs · 1 refuges