About Us
Located in eastern Bennett County South Dakota it is home to many Trophy Whitetail, Mule deer, and Elk. There are hundreds of Merriam Turkeys and an abundance of grouse, prairie dogs, and coyotes. Our goal at Blackpipe Creek Ranch is to provide a quality trophy hunting experience. Therefore we suggest you shoot four point (western count) or better bucks, and five point or better bull elk. By South Dakota state law only residents are eligible for elk hunts. Four-wheel drive vehicles will be used to get from camp to hunting areas or blinds. Spot and stalk is the preferred method on mule deer and elk. Permanent or portable blinds are usually used for whitetails. Calling or spot and stalk with a scoped.223 are used for turkeys. While we can’t control weather, luck or hunter accuracy, every effort will be made to get you a reasonable shot at a mature trophy. Total satisfaction is our goal and 100% success rate is expected. Hunters should practice shooting from seated and prone positions on targets at 300 plus yards with bipods or rests. Know what your maximum range is on a stationary target. Range Finders and Pivoting Harris bi-pods and are highly recommended with your flat-shooting large caliber rifle. There are approximately 50% Mule Deer and 50% Whitetails on Blackpipe Creek Ranch. You can expect 20”- 30” wide mule deer bucks and 16”- 24” wide white tail bucks on 3.5 year old deer with heavier horns on mature bucks. Depending on whether you are after Whitetail or Mule deer the guide hunter ratio will be either 1-1 or 1-2. Bull Elk is 1-1. antelope hunt. Our hunters went 9 for 10 with 7 making pope and young. Call us for your next South Dakota hunting adventure.
Land Available
The ranch consists of 7,200 acres of open grasslands, hardwoods, running creek (6 miles), brushy draws, corn and rye-alfalfa food plots, and pine covered bluffs and deep draws. It also has irrigation pivots, dry land farm ground, young and mature shelterbelts, CRP fields and trees, two fishing dams, and a ranch house.
Game Offered
Fully Guided Gun Hunts:
$5,000-Five day-fully guided Bull Elk guaranteed five point western count or better (South Dakota residents only). Contact Wayne for available dates.
$3,300. Four day fully guided Deer Hunts
$1,250-two day fully guided Turkey Hunt
Groups of four or more may subtract $100.00 each from above hunts.
16 years and younger receive a 10% discount on above hunts.
Full guide service
Transportation to and from Martin or Rapid City Airport
All lodging bedding and excellent meals
Transportation of meat and head to local processor and taxidermist
Guns and Ammo if yours doesn’t get to the airport with you or you choose to leave them home.
Guarantee of a reasonable opportunity on turkey and at a 4pt. (Western Count) or better white tail or mule deer buck and opportunity at a 5pt. or better bull elk or 50% of your fee will be refunded.
Non-hunting guests $100 per day.
Semi guided Hunts:
$2,300-five day semi-guided Deer Hunt
$1,500-five day semi-guided archery Deer Hunt
$750- three day semi-guided Turkey Hunt
$250-per day semi guided Grouse
$250-per day semi guided Prairie Dogs
*Free Fishing with booked hunt (Bass, Crappie, and Perch)
*Semi-guided means we show you the area, the hunting blinds, and best ambush sights the day before the season starts. You will hunt on your own or with minimal guide service.
*Non-residents should apply for the special buck license.
*Ask about group rates, combination hunts and reduced rates for your camper
50% payment required at booking. (Find a replacement if you can’t make it.) BlackPipe Creek Ranch will mail application and licensing information when they become available and you are booked. Deer licenses are issued by computer lottery by the South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks. For more information or to apply on line go to www.sdgfp.info
Semi guided hunts include:
Lodging (discounts for campers)
Minimal Guide Service
Non-hunting guest $50 per day
Items not included:
Price of South Dakota State hunting license.
Taxes required by the state of South Dakota
Shipping of trophies or meat
Meat processing
Taxidermy service
All Elk, Deer & Turkey gun hunts are South Dakota State lottery draw- go to www.sdgfp.info
Call Chris for available dates
605-940-6469