High Plains Mallard Management Unit

About High Plains Mallard Management Unit

High Plains Mallard Management Unit is a duck zone in South Dakota, United States, set by South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks. It covers about 112,709 km² (43,517 mi²). Towns inside it include Rapid City, Spearfish, Box Elder, Pierre, Sturgis and Belle Fourche.

HuntGrid draws its boundary from South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks's data for the 2026 season. The agency uses this unit system for waterfowl.

Unit code

High Plains

Area

112,709 km²

Area (miles)

43,517 mi²

Boundaries

2026

Public and protected land mapped inside it

HuntGrid's public land layers map about 15,228 km² of public or protected land inside it, 14% of the unit. Some protected land is privately owned (a conservation group's, for one). By manager, as the source names it:

Boundaries are approximate and aren't legal descriptions. Public land doesn't always mean you can hunt there: check your local regulations and posted signs.

Public land: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Gap Analysis Project (GAP), 2025, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US) 4.1

Seasons and regulations

Seasons for this unit that a person has checked against South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks's regulations:

The official regulations have the final word: check them before you hunt.

Official regulations: South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks

Units around it

Next to it in the same unit system

• Low Plains middle zone
• Low Plains north zone
• Low Plains south zone

Other hunting units that cover part of it

• Antelope unit PRA-11A (Bennett, Oglala Lakota) (antelope hunting unit)
• West River deer unit WRD-20A (Corson County) (deer hunting unit)
• Prairie turkey unit 20A (Corson) (turkey hunting unit)
• Antelope unit PRA-20A (Corson) (antelope hunting unit)
• Prairie turkey unit 24A (Dewey, Ziebach) (turkey hunting unit)
• Antelope unit PRA-24A (Dewey) (antelope hunting unit)
• Prairie turkey unit 35A (Harding) (turkey hunting unit)
• Antelope unit PRA-50A (Mellette, Todd) (antelope hunting unit)
• Black Hills spring turkey unit BST-BH1 (turkey hunting unit)
• Black Hills zone (the Black Hills Fire Protection District) (bobcat zone)
• Black Hills Fire Protection District (mountain lion zone)
• Archery deer unit ER1 (East River) (archery and muzzleloader deer unit)
• East River zone (bobcat zone)
• Nonresident waterfowl unit NRW-00B
• Nonresident 3-day waterfowl unit NRW-00X (private land only) (nonresident waterfowl unit)
• Nonresident 3-day waterfowl unit NRW-00Z (private land only) (nonresident waterfowl unit)
• Sandhill crane open unit (sandhill crane unit)
• Prairie (outside the Fire Protection District) (mountain lion zone)
• Archery and muzzleloader deer unit ST1 (statewide except Custer State Park)
• Dark goose Unit 1 (goose hunting unit)
• Dark goose Unit 2 (goose hunting unit)
• Archery deer unit WR1 (West River) (archery and muzzleloader deer unit)
• Prairie elk unit WRA (West River) (elk hunting unit)
• West River zone (west of the Missouri River, outside the Black Hills Fire Protection District) (bobcat zone)

What HuntGrid shows for High Plains Mallard Management Unit

• Its boundary on the map; tap inside it for the unit's card with the agency's regulations link.
• Public land and the other hunting units in the same view, each with its source.
• Season dates once a person has checked them, and legal shooting hours where the rule is checked.
• Hourly wind with a scent cone for every stand, and official weather alerts.
• Offline maps: download the area and use the map, your pins and the forecast with no signal.

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Questions

How big is High Plains Mallard Management Unit (duck zone)?

About 112,709 km² (43,517 mi²), as HuntGrid maps South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks's boundary.

How much public or protected land is in High Plains Mallard Management Unit?

HuntGrid's public land layers map about 15,228 km² of public or protected land, 14% of the unit; the largest share is managed by Forest Service Region 02 Rocky Mountain. Public land doesn't always mean you can hunt there.

Where are the season dates for High Plains Mallard Management Unit?

This page lists 29 seasons a person has checked against South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks's regulations; the official regulations have the final word.

Which units are next to High Plains Mallard Management Unit?

In the same unit system: Low Plains middle zone, Low Plains north zone and Low Plains south zone.

More on huntgrid.net

• Hunting map of South Dakota
• Duck and goose hunting
• HuntGrid, the hunting app

Sources

Unit boundary: South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (zone definitions); U.S. Census Bureau. Licence: Zones defined in ARSD 41:06:16:02 and 41:06:16:02.01; geometry public domain (U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line). Boundaries for the 2026 season.

• The agency's boundary data
• Official regulations

HuntGrid isn't affiliated with South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks. The official regulations and maps have the final word.