National Wildlife Refuge · South Dakota

Waubay National Wildlife Refuge

Waubay National Wildlife Refuge is listed in PAD-US 4.1 as roughly 4,633 acres in Day County, South Dakota (National Wildlife Refuge), managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. It may allow hunting, but PAD-US does not say so — confirm with the managing agency.

Approximate outline (north up) from simplified PAD-US boundaries

4,633acres (approx.)

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Restricted accessPAD-US access

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Area details

Approx. size	4,633 acres
Manager	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Manager type	Federal
Designation	National Wildlife Refuge
Public access (PAD-US)	Restricted access PAD-US definition: “requires a special permit from the owner for access, a registration permit on public land … or has highly variable times when open to use (e.g. seasonal Wildlife Refuge closure).”
County	Day County
Reference point	45.42050, -97.32923 A point inside the area — not an entrance or parking lot. Google Maps · OpenStreetMap
Source records	2 PAD-US records combined

Before you hunt here

Regulations, seasons and licenses: check with South Dakota Game Fish and Parks. This site does not list regulations.
Managing agency: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: hunting on refuges
Boundaries: PAD-US boundaries are approximate and simplified here. Use the agency’s official maps and respect adjacent private land.

Hunting on national wildlife refuges is allowed only where a refuge has opened specific areas and species under its own refuge-specific regulations, in addition to state rules. Check the refuge’s page or office.

Nearby public land (within 30 miles)

State wildlife / game area
Sunnybrook
168 acres · 3.4 mi away
State: fish and wildlife agency
Restricted access
State wildlife / game area
Pickerel Lake (okroi)
119 acres · 4.8 mi away
State: fish and wildlife agency
Open access
State wildlife / game area
Hemmingway Wildlife Management Area
88 acres · 5 mi away
State: fish and wildlife agency
Restricted access
State wildlife / game area
Breske-helwig-hedke Woods/pass
706 acres · 5.9 mi away
State: fish and wildlife agency
Restricted access
State wildlife / game area
Redhead Slough
95 acres · 6.6 mi away
State: fish and wildlife agency
Restricted access
State wildlife / game area
Owens Creek
252 acres · 6.8 mi away
State: fish and wildlife agency
Restricted access
State wildlife / game area
Ortley
266 acres · 7.5 mi away
State: fish and wildlife agency
Restricted access
State wildlife / game area
Ninke
80 acres · 7.8 mi away
State: fish and wildlife agency
Restricted access
State wildlife / game area
Hazeldon
170 acres · 8.4 mi away
State: fish and wildlife agency
Restricted access
State wildlife / game area
Bitter Lake
3,115 acres · 10.1 mi away
State: fish and wildlife agency
Open access

Distances are straight-line between reference points, not driving distance.

Source: PAD-US 4.1 (USGS), records for “Waubay National Wildlife Refuge” in South Dakota combined into one listing. How listings are built. Spotted an error? PAD-US is maintained by USGS with data from the managing agencies.