South Dakota
Upland Bird Outfitters
8 licensed outfitters offer guided upland bird hunts in South Dakota, with operators near Emery, Lincoln County, and Hand County.
Average Hunt
$1,587
all-in, fully guided
Nonresident Tag
$121
approx 2026
Season
Sept–Jan
Outfitters
A1 Al's Pheasant Ranch
Emery, SD
Premier all-inclusive pheasant hunting on 6,000 acres in South Dakota
6,000 acres
Double P Ranch
Lincoln County, SD
Premier South Dakota pheasant hunting lodge with guided upland and waterfowl hunts.
Eagle Pass Lodge
Hand County, SD
South Dakota's Premier Pheasant Hunting Lodge
12,000 acres
Hidden Hill Lodge
Unknown, SD
Premier South Dakota pheasant hunting packages with lodging, meals, and expert guides.
LoneTree Outfitters
Pennington County, SD
Experience world-class pheasant hunting on eastern South Dakota's plains.
South Dakota Pheasant Acres
Unknown, SD
Experience the finest pheasant hunting in South Dakota's premier preserve.
3,500 acres
Buffalo Butte Ranch
Custer County, SD
South Dakota's finest pheasant hunting lodge & outfitter on 6,000 acres
6,000 acres
Extreme Pheasant Outfitters LLC
Wessington Springs, SD
World Class Pheasant Hunting with comfortable lodging in central South Dakota
thousands of acres
Hunt Cost Breakdown
Based on a typical 1-day hunt with airfare, tag, and a standard guide tip rolled in. Numbers are for one nonresident hunter.
| Fully Guided (1:1) | $1,363 – $1,979 |
| Semi-Guided (2:1) | $1,241 – $1,673 |
Hunting pheasant in South Dakota
South Dakota harvests more pheasants than any state — 800,000 to 1.2 million birds a year — and the October opener is a statewide hunting holiday. Full-service lodges work thousands of acres of private CRP, food plots, and cattail sloughs, and you'll typically shoot your three-rooster limit most days over pointing or flushing dogs.
Lodge hunts run $1,200–$3,500 for three days with meals, lodging, dogs, and guides; a nonresident small-game license is about $121, and DIY public-land hunts are very doable with a good dog. The Aberdeen area is the traditional core, with strong options around Pierre, Winner, and Mitchell. Lodges book a year out for opening weekend, so plan a mid-November trip if you want lower rates and thinner crowds.
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