Tumbleweed Lodge is located in the heart of South Dakota, 40 minutes east of Pierre where there is a daily flight from Denver on Great Lakes Aviation. Other airports to consider are Aberdeen (2 hour drive), Sioux Falls (3 hour drive), and Rapid City (3 hour drive). Trek Safaris will be glad to arrange any assistance facilitating your transfer to Tumbleweed. Many guests prefer to rent a vehicle and see some sights along the way.
Depending on when you arrive, you may enjoy Tumbleweed's 8-station sporting clay range to warm up for your pheasant hunt the next day. Be prepared to for some great meals starting withg your welcome dinner.
Tumbleweed Lodge suggests the use of Forell Limo Service offers airport shuttle transfers from Pierre. Trek will be gald to assist in arrnaging this transfer or please give them a call at 605-280-7300.
These are three full shooting days at Tumbleweed Lodge.
A typical hunt day at Tumbleweed begins with a wake up call around 8:00 a.m. A full breakfast is served at 8:30 a.m. and we normally leave for the hunt at 9:30 a.m. Each group normally has their own vehicle and guides usually on a 2-1 or 3-1 basis (hunter to guide). You will hunt on 10,000 acres of dedicated, permanent and exclusive habitat managed for wild life. You’ll never be in the same place twice. Our predominant hunting style is with Lab’s using the Walker and Blocker technique. Depending on the number of hunters in your group, one or more persons are assigned to act as blockers that stand strategically at one of the field while the remaining line of guns at the opposite end start walking with the dogs towards the blockers. The idea is to sort of drive the pheasant towards the blockers ending in a fast and furious eruption of pheasant. Please roosters only!!! Along with pheasant, you will have the opportunity to shoot Hungarian Partridge, Prairie Chickens and Sharptail Grouse (small license fee needed). Get ready to see hundreds of wild and early release birds every day boiling out of the food plots. The dog work and availability of quality fields make this an exciting hunt and usually most everyone has their 5-bird limit by lunch, if not you will head back to the fields until you reach your limit. Your options after that are to agree to hunt extra birds at the current Tumbleweed price or to go after some Huns, Sharpies or chickens. There is some walking involved with these upland birds but what fun.
The hunting day usually draws to a close by 4:30- 5:00 PM when the sun is setting and the muscles are looking for a break After a shower and some rest, hors’d'oeurves and your favorite spirits are available until your incredible dinner is served at 7:30 PM.
If you have reached your 5-pheasant limit early you might consider consider hunting extra birds at $43.00 per pheasant, or hunt Sharptail Grouse, Prairie Chicken and Hungarian Partridge that are also included in your package (license required).
This last day you will settle up with owner Michael Bollweg, say your goodbyes and transfer back to Pierre or other alternative airports for your flight home.
