It includes more than 300 waterfowl production areas (WPAs) in six counties of northeastern South Dakota: Clark, Codington, Day, Grant, Marshall, and Roberts.
WPAs provide vital wildlife habitat in a landscape of cropland and pasture.
WPAs tend to be used very heavily during hunting seasons, but they also provide wonderful opportunities to explore the natural areas of South Dakota at other times of the year.
Waubay Wetland Management District includes the first waterfowl production area - McCarlson WPA, acquired in January 1959 from Arnold and Lydia McCarlson.
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