Low Plains middle zone

About Low Plains middle zone

Low Plains middle zone is a duck zone in South Dakota, United States, set by South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks. It covers about 51,702 km² (19,962 mi²). Towns inside it include Sioux Falls, Brookings, Yankton, Mitchell, Huron and Brandon.

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

Low Plains Middle

Area

51,702 km²

Area (miles)

19,962 mi²

Boundaries

2026

Public and protected land mapped inside it

HuntGrid's public land layers map about 965 km² of public or protected land inside it, 2% 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

• High Plains Mallard Management Unit
• Low Plains north zone
• Low Plains south zone

Other hunting units that cover part of it

• East River deer unit ERD-04A (Beadle County) (deer hunting unit)
• Prairie turkey unit 10A (Aurora, Douglas) (turkey hunting unit)
• Prairie turkey unit 13A (Brule, Buffalo) (turkey hunting unit)
• Prairie turkey unit 32A (Hamlin, Clark) (turkey hunting unit)
• East River deer unit ERD-33A (Hand County) (deer hunting unit)
• Antelope unit PRA-38A (Buffalo, Hand, Hyde) (antelope hunting unit)
• Prairie turkey unit 40A (Beadle, Hand, Jerauld) (turkey hunting unit)
• Archery deer unit ER1 (East River) (archery and muzzleloader deer unit)
• Prairie elk unit ERA (East River) (elk hunting unit)
• East River zone (bobcat zone)
• Nonresident waterfowl unit NRW-00A
• Nonresident waterfowl unit NRW-00B
• Nonresident 3-day waterfowl unit NRW-00X (private land only) (nonresident waterfowl unit)
• Nonresident 3-day waterfowl unit NRW-00Y (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)
• Tundra swan unit TSW-00A
• Dark goose Unit 1 (goose hunting unit)
• Dark goose Unit 2 (goose hunting unit)

What HuntGrid shows for Low Plains middle zone

• 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 Low Plains middle zone (duck zone)?

About 51,702 km² (19,962 mi²), as HuntGrid maps South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks's boundary.

How much public or protected land is in Low Plains middle zone?

HuntGrid's public land layers map about 965 km² of public or protected land, 2% of the unit; the largest share is managed by Unknown. Public land doesn't always mean you can hunt there.

Where are the season dates for Low Plains middle zone?

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 Low Plains middle zone?

In the same unit system: High Plains Mallard Management Unit, 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.