Ideal Habitat, does not just happen. It takes time, effort and money to make an empty patch of dirt into a garden. The same holds true when it comes to wildlife habitat in South Dakota. The secret to great hunting is great habitat. It does not matter how many acres you hunt, but rather the amount of land that is ideally suited to propagate and protect wildlife, that makes the difference. We learned a long time ago that renting or leasing farmland to hunt was not the answer. The conflict between commercial agriculture and hunting is apparent to anyone that ever took to the field in pursuit of a Ringneck.

Mowing, chemicals and crop yields are not what’s good for wildlife. Food, shelter and water are the basic ingredients for wonderful hunting and ScatterGun has them all.

Owning 3000 acres of land all adjacent to our lodge is a true advantage. Having no livestock or commercial farming makes it even better. Since 1999 we have invested a great amount of effort and money into developing the perfect place to raise and hunt pheasants. Over a hundred thousand trees were planted in 2000. Cedars, lilacs, crabapples and plum trees are now providing ideal cover for our birds. We have purchased all the equipment for planting all of our cover and food plots. While a 90 ft. wide air seeder might be ideal to plant corn or soybeans for a commercial producer, they don’t work when it comes to