We offer guided hunts throughout the pheasant season as well as other hunting, fishing, and vacationing opportunities throughout the year. Other hunting includes snow goose, predator (coyote and fox), and deer. The calendar shown below highlights Ringneck Retreat’s availability. Please contact us for pricing or to make a reservation.

Pheasant hunting
South Dakota has three pheasant hunting seasons. The regular season opens the third Saturday in October and continues to December 31 or early January, as determined by the state. Youth can participate in a special two–day youth season, which occurs the first weekend in October.

2010 Packages and Prices

Standard Pheasant Hunting Package - $500 per Day/per Hunter
(South Dakota’s Pheasant Season opens the third Saturday in October to the end of December)
    
Includes:             

• Lodging                                               
• Home Cooked Meals
                
• Experienced Guides
                            
• World Class Dogs
                
• Bird Cleaning
                
• Beverages during and after the hunt
                
• B&P pheasant hunting shells
              

• South Dakota Hunting license
                
• B&P target shells
• sporting clays
                            
• Alcohol
                
• Sales tax
                
• Gratuity
                
• Pheasant Shipping

All Inclusive Pheasant Hunting Package - $700 per Day/per Hunter
(South Dakota’s Pheasant Season opens the third Saturday in October to the end of December)

     Includes:          Lodging                  
                             Home Cooked Meals
                 Experienced Guides
                             World Class Dogs
                 Bird processing
                             Hunting license
                 B&P hunting and target shells
                 Beverages during and after the hunt
                             One (1) round of sporting clays
              
    Not Included:    Sales tax
                 Gratuity
                 Bird Shipping

Snow goose hunting
The spring snow goose season lasts approximately 5-8 weeks, and the fall season lasts 10 weeks. Due to large populations, snow geese have been destroying tundra regions, so a harvest is desirable to keep their numbers in check. The state permits large bag limits, with unlimited possession. If you wish to hunt snow geese, you’ll need to be flexible with your travel plans, as we’re never sure when their migration will take place. It’s worth the wait, however. We typically see flocks in the thousands or even tens of thousands. Non–residents who wish to hunt in the fall must apply for a fall waterfowl license, which is awarded on a lottery system.

Spring Snow Goose Hunting Package - $275 per Day/per Hunter
(Season typically runs from March 1st thru April 15th)

     Includes:          Lodging                  
                             Meals
                 Guide Service
                             Professional Decoy Spread

    Not Included:    Hunting license
                 Shells
                             Sales tax
                 Gratuity
                 Bird Shipping

Predator (Coyote and Fox) hunting
South Dakota allows hunting of coyotes and fox year round. If you are interested in joining us for a predator hunt, we recommend hunting between early January and mid to late March.

Mourning dove hunting
The mourning dove season begins September 1 and lasts until the birds migrate, sometime in October. This relaxing hunt involves mostly pass shooting, meaning we sit much more than we walk.

Fall waterfowl hunting
During the fall, we hunt ducks, snow geese, Canada geese, and ducks. You’ll be amazed at the incredible variety of ducks, including mallards, redheads, pintails, Canada specks, gadwalls, scaups (also known as bluebills), blue–wing teals, and green–wing teals.

Fishing
Within fifteen miles of Ringneck Retreat, you’ll find rivers as well as several small lakes to fish. If you wish to join us on a fishing expedition, we can plan a combination stay at Ringneck Retreat that also involves spending an evening either camping or at a cabin or lodge near one of our favorite fishing spots. From mid June to mid July, we fish for walleye at Lake Oahe, a part of the Missouri River located about an hour and a half from Ringneck Retreat. Or, we can fish for walleye or smallmouth bass at Lake Sharpe, another part of the Missouri River. If you’re interested in fishing, please contact us and we’d be happy to customize a guided trip to meet your request.

Ringneck Retreat can custom-tailor any of our hunting of packages to accommodate your desired needs or also help build your ultimate combination hunt.  With pride and dedication in all of our hunts, it is our primary goal to provide you with the most enjoyable and successful hunting experience.  We also offer the following additions that maybe purchased at the lodge or added on to your hunting package anytime before or after you arrive for your hunt:

• 25 rounds at our Fully Automated Five (5) Station Clay Target Shooting Stand
• Hunting Licenses available at the lodge
• Hunting Shells available at the lodge
• Special requests for meals or beverages

Please note:
The Package Prices listed are cash quotes. There is a 3% fee added to credit card payments. Dates for hunts will be on a first come first served basis. A 50% deposit is required to hold your reserved dates. All deposits are transferable but not refundable.

We also offer discounted youth hunts.
You can receive a 10% discount if your reserved hunt deposit amount is received by February 29, 2010.
Receive a 5% discount off of your booked hunt if your deposit is received by April 30, 2010.