Firesteel Creek Lodge is a 5-star premier wingshooting resort in south-central South Dakota…read more Family-owned and operated by the Lindskov Family; third-generation Mark Lindskov is the General Manager. $$$$ price and value -- expensive, but worth every dollar. The Lindskov ranchland holdings are vast, though the hunting is confined to certain acreage with designated crops cultivated to support the upland game hunting. Wild pheasant, sharptail grouse, and Hungarian partridge are the wingshooter's forray. Plenty of shooting. Plenty. Currently, it's 5 birds per day; 15 birds per trip is included in the standard package; any shooting over this has the usual overage charge. Taken birds are cleaned, vacuum-wrapped, and frozen for the trip home.
For me (a 3-season veteran) the BEST part of Firesteel Creek Lodge is their crew of guides and their dogs. I hunt all over America and down in Argentina. I consider the professional guides and dogs of Firesteel Creek Lodge to be the "Top of the Heap" -- the very best. Why? -- First, the guides are keenly concerned with guest safety, and if you've hunted for a number of years, you know that shotgun hunting accidents can happen. This crew ensures that risks are kept at a minimium, and that everyone goes home safe and sound. Second, the dogs are energetic and disciplined -- they hold and let you shoot; they don't chase after the arisen birds and block your shots. Not all wingshooting resorts can say that. And, lastly, the guides are genuinely concerned that you have a great time hunting with them; they work hard for your satisfaction. A great guide crew. Maybe America's Best.
The accommodations are upscale and terrific. The meals are home-cooked "man food" and plenty of it -- yuummm (thanks to the kitchen skills of Les and Marcia Lindskov, the CEOs -- where else in America does a shooting resort owner cook your breakfasts?). After dinner, join Les and your fellow hunters and guides downstairs in the Lodge Room for a drink (or two) and some conversation. And, if you want to smoke a cigar or your favorite pipe (like me), there's the comfortable little gazebo smoking house connected to the downstairs Lodge Room for us smoker-yarn spinners -- call us raconteurs, if you will.
I like this hunting resort a lot. I think you will, too. -- El Cazador from SoCal