Welcome Land Hunt Lodge Photos Packages Contact the Great Plains The land of South Dakota is very rich in agriculture, grassy plains, and fresh water which makes a virtual breeding ground for the ring neck pheasant. Over the years, huge conservation efforts made by South Dakota farmers have created an explosion in the pheasant population that we haven’t seen since the glory days of the 1940’s and early 60’s. At Lone Tree Lodge, a major consideration is made for the state bird. Hunting plots are planted near streams which are left year round for food, water and cover. Grassy sloughs are kept up for proper hatching and nesting. Corn is harvested late in the season to offer protection and food to last them long into the winter. All done to ensure a successful pheasant harvest the following year. welcome.htmlhunt.htmllodge.htmlphotos.htmlpackages.htmlcontact.htmlshapeimage_3_link_0shapeimage_3_link_1shapeimage_3_link_2shapeimage_3_link_3shapeimage_3_link_4shapeimage_3_link_5
Lone Tree Lodge Aberdeen, South Dakota • 605-380-5985
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Fact According to the South Dakota Game Fish and Parks 2008 estimates; The SD pheasant population estimate was around 10 million ring necks! That same year - over 1.9 million roosters were actually harvested.
 
Lone Tree Land Lone Tree Lodge provides a unique combination of food plots like the “Grove” and the “L”. Corn and grain sorghum are planted exclusively for the pheasants. They’re left throughout the winter for protection and food. If large grassy sloughs are what you are looking for, “Windsor” or the “Old House” sloughs are great choices. If it’s smaller sloughs you prefer then the “Lone Tree” is for you. It has short grass with a large cottonwood in the center. Streams and dugouts are also an integral part of the pheasant’s life cycle. “Preacher’s Run” offers different types of food plots and a huge grassland area with a stream running through. “Founder’s Rock” has both a stream and a dugout which offer different areas for birds to nest and drink. Don’t forget - South Dakota’s famous corn fields full of wild upland birds would make any hunter’s blood churn. This is just a taste of what you’ll experience when you arrive.