Prairie Smoke Ranch

Prairie Smoke Ranch

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Hunting -- pure and simple
Become a part of the fall migration

Looking for ducks? You've come to the right place. Cranes, geese, swans, upland birds? We've got those too.

Now in our ninth year, Prairie Smoke Ranch continues to deliver high-quality, 100% wild hunting experiences in the prairie pothole country of central North Dakota - at a very affordable price. Nearly of decade of constant improvement in facilities, habitat improvement and the addition of hunter-friendly amenities attracts hunters from all corners of the United States. Here's your chance to experience the fall migration as only North Dakota can provide.

This is hunting -- pure, simple. The way you remember it.

The 870 rolling acres of the Prairie Smoke Ranch contain over 30 wetlands ranging in size from 1 to 40 acres. Prairie Smoke Ranch is a family-owned working ranch managed for waterfowl and upland game production. The ranch features 500 acres of native prairie, cropland and 20+ huntable wetlands. We attract 17 species of ducks, snow, Canada and whitefront geese, sandhill cranes, doves, ring-necked pheasants, sharptail grouse, Hungarian partridge and white-tailed deer. Dozens of non-game species also call the ranch home.

Our self-guided hunting lease package couldn't be simpler. One lease price includes everything you need to bring in the birds -- no surprises, no added charges. Our goal is to provide hunters a quality hunt and a quality experience at a very reasonable price. The rolling hills of the ranch offer waterfowl hunting over decoys, field spreads, jump shooting or pass shooting. Upland bird hunting is literally just minutes away out the back door of our spacious four-bedroom homestead.

Nearly all blinds are accessible by ATVs; some accessible by vehicles. Outdoor dog kennels, a game cleaning facility and game freezing are also provided as part of our lease package.

Included in 2010 Lease Package

Pretty much everything you need is included in the lease fee.

THE BASICS

Four-bedroom house w/complete kitchen and bathroom facilities
Complete laundry facilities
Mudroom with wader hangers and outlets
Outside dog kennels (crated dogs indoors OK too)
Phones/DVD Player/Reading library
Exclusive access to all ranch property - 20+ sloughs/lakes

THE EXTRAS

Wood stove and fire pit - all firewood included
BBQ grill w/propane
Indoor game cleaning facility with freezers, automatic plucker
Boats w/lifejackets and oars
    Duck, geese, crane, swan decoys for use on property
    Blinds are set up, decoys spreads are out and ready to hunt
    Trap throwers/rifle shooting bench
Pool table

NOT Included in a 2010 Lease Package

Licenses
Firearms/shells
Transportation
Guides
Dogs
Maid service
Food/beverages

2010 Hunting Outlook - (January 2010)

The drought is behind us - as evidenced by frequent limits of waterfowl taken throughout the season last year. We went into winter with good water levels in most of our sloughs and already have a good 20+ inches of snow this winter. Water shouldn't be a problem going into the spring breeding season.

Pheasants showed a good recovery last year after the '08 blizzard - we expect numbers to continue to increase.

Sharptails are down, deer are down. It remains to be seen how they recover going into 2010.

We are gearing up for sandhill crane hunting early in September and then snow goose hunting in early November. We've seen strong migrations of both over the last two years.

Check back for updates throughout the year.

Season Dates

Nonresident Hunters Welcome!