Lower Oahe Waterfowl Access Area

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The Lower Oahe Waterfowl Access Area is a package of varied goose hunting opportunities designed to provide access to quality goose hunting along the Missouri River.

02/19/2026

With the Unit 2 Canada Goose Season ending on February 15th, the Light Goose Conservation Order opened on February 16th and will run until May 15th. As we don’t typically see much of a Light Goose Migration through this area, compared to eastern portions of the state, the LOWAA Registration Fields will be First-Come, First-Served for the Light Goose Conservation Order.

Reminder…Last Day of the Unit 2 Canada Goose Season is Sunday, February 15th.
02/10/2026

Reminder…Last Day of the Unit 2 Canada Goose Season is Sunday, February 15th.

01/31/2026

***Reminder*** Don’t forget to purchase your 2026 SDGFP Hunting License!
2025 Licenses end on 1/31/2026.
With the colder weather this past week, we have seen a noticeable increase in Canada geese in the Pierre area with several hunting groups registering to hunt the LOWAA Decoy-Only Registration Fields and having good success! The Unit 2 Canada Goose Season runs through February 15th.
Daily Field Drawings occur exactly 1 hour before sunrise at the LOWAA Registration Trailer.

***Attention*** With an increased interest in hunting the LOWAA Registration Fields, we will be opening the Registration...
12/26/2025

***Attention*** With an increased interest in hunting the LOWAA Registration Fields, we will be opening the Registration Trailer for daily field drawings starting tomorrow morning, 12-27-25.

Field Drawings for the Registration Fields will be conducted exactly 1 hour before sunrise at the Registration Trailer (44.57589, -100.36499).

Decoy Loaner Trailers can be checked out by following the directions at this link:
https://gfp.sd.gov/lower-oahe/

12/05/2025

We are starting to see more Canada geese and mallards on the Missouri River in the Pierre area with the small waterbodies freezing over. Numbers have increased over the past week and a few hunting groups have been out. The Lower Oahe Waterfowl Access Area remains open on a first-come, first served basis for the time being. Information on the Lower Oahe Waterfowl Access Area can be found on this GFP Webpage (https://gfp.sd.gov/lower-oahe/)

Address

288th Avenue
Onida, SD
57564

Telephone

+16052645380

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