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Kyle Hupfer
Owner
Kyle Hupfer is the owner of ScatterGun Lodge after purchasing it in May of 2025. Kyle is a lifelong outdoorsman, growing up hunting deer, rabbit and squirrel in Indiana and pheasants in Illinois. He is a businessman and lawyer. In 2005, Governor Daniels named Kyle the Director of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, a position he held for over 2 years. He has a long history in business and politics, including serving as the Republican State Chair in Indiana and as the General Counsel of the Republican National Committee.
He and his family look forward to continuing the Ross family legacy of ensuring that ScatterGun is the preeminent pheasant hunting property in South Dakota!
Otto Qualm
General Manager
Otto Qualm has dedicated his life to being in the out of doors and bettering habitat and natural resources to grow and manage wildlife. He is a 5th generation farmer that grew up South of Pierre about 100 miles. Growing up he helped his father and mother run a small family hunting operation as well as farming. Later in life he became a full time guide and guided at various lodges across the great state of South Dakota as well as continuing to help on the family farm. Otto has a passion for getting youngsters in the out of doors. He enjoys hunting and fishing especially when he is accompanied by his four children and or wife. Today he is proud to say that he has joined the Scattergun Lodge family and looks forward to what lies ahead.