Lodge/Farm News

June 3, 2023 by Dillon Springer

As of the spring of 2023 Buffalo Butte is proud to announce our prairie dog kill record as been broken and the bar has been set high! The gentlemen from Georgia Firing Line (https://www.gafiringline.com/) have set the new record at 1,855 yards!

January 25, 2023 by Dillon Springer

April 1st, 2023 Long Range Shoot - slots are filling up so reserve you spot soon. We also have an all inclusive stay and play package as an alternative to maximize your weekend.

December 23, 2018 by Dillon Springer

2018 Lodge Addition - Buffalo Butte Ranch

August 4, 2015 by Dillon Springer

Now that we are into the month of August I can now say that our prairie dog season has come to an end for the 2015 season. Normally I could say that at the end of June but this year the prairie dog population was strong enough to allow shooting well into July and even some in August. Our regular shooting dates start in the middle of May and go to the end of June. This is when the pups are typically up and out in full force and provide good shooting.

July 14, 2015 by Marshall Springer

Hello again from Buffalo Butte Ranch. What a difference a few months can make! We had a relatively dry fall last year followed by a very mild winter once again. With only 10 inches +/- of snow the entire winter, not much moisture was put back into the soil. I’m sure some of you in the East are saying “How could that be?” South Dakota is the land of ice & snow, frozen tundra. Well, we had another very mild winter; temps reached the 70’s in January.

June 26, 2015 by Dillon Springer

While pheasant hunting or talking about pheasant hunting with anybody the term “food plot” tends to come up often. You can’t talk about surfing without referencing the ocean or mountain climbing without the mountain. Pheasant hunting and “food plots” are no different here in South Dakota.

May 19, 2015 by Marshall Springer

Once again winter was fairly mild in this part of South Dakota. We had a few snow events of 5” + - but nothing news worthy. Of course we had cold temps and wind but if you have spent much time in SD you should expect that. All the pheasants and prairie dogs came through in great shape.

May 13, 2015 by Dillon Springer

Each fall the hunters arrive to hunt our plentiful pheasant population while pushing strips of milo and corn. One would think that the preparation for these hunting groups would consist of stocking the pantry, mowing the lawns, cleaning the lodge, etc. But the actual real prepping for the hunting groups takes place in the spring. After the winter has come and gone, leaving only brown, dead, and barren fields in its wake, we must break out all the equipment from the machinery sheds and put them to work in the fields. It’s planting season!

April 9, 2015 by Marshall Springer

It's hot and humid in Nashville, TN. Stop by and see us at the NRA Annual Meeting and Exhibits - Booth 552. In case you miss us this year, we will be at the NRA show in Louisville in May 20-22, 2016.

August 14, 2014 by Dillon Springer

In case you missed it, last year Troy and Jacob Landry from the TV show Swamp People paid the Buffalo Butte Ranch a visit to promote CCI and Federal ammunition and shoot some prairie dogs.

March 5, 2014 by Marshall Springer

Buffalo Butte Ranch hunt will be auctioned off at the 8th Annual NRA-ILA Dinner and Auction Friday, April 25, 2014 6PM at the Infield of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

January 8, 2014 by Marshall Springer

Hello from Buffalo Butte Ranch! Thought it was about time I dust of my blogging skills and try to appease one of my new year’s resolutions. This one may be easier to keep than my no/low carb diet. Time will tell.

February 21, 2013 by Marshall Springer

Citori White Lightning, Over under, double-barrel hunting shotgun, waterfowl, upland game, geese, grouse, ducks, Browning Firearms Product.

October 9, 2012 by Marshall Springer

After 4 years, we were finally ready to redo our website. Take a look and we hope you enjoy our website as much as we do.

September 5, 2012 by Marshall Springer

PIERRE, South Dakota - Annual August pheasant brood counts in South Dakota indicate that the statewide pheasant population is up from last year, and that should equate to an excellent pheasant season this fall.

April 29, 2011 by Marshall Springer

We have booth space reserved at the NRA show in Pittsburgh PA. The show is at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center from April 29-May 1. If anyone is in the area be sure to stop and say hello and to check out our newly designed trade show booth!

April 18, 2011 by Marshall Springer

Hello everyone from Buffalo Butte Ranch. As I sit here writing our "spring" blog installment I look out the window and it looks more like winter than spring. A late season snow has the ground covered with 5" of wet snow.

February 26, 2011 by Marshall Springer

We had the privilege of hosting one of the hunting communities finest up and coming young stars, Scott Smith Jr. with his father Scott Smith Sr. on a buffalo hunt.

February 2, 2011 by Marshall Springer

Hello everyone, welcome to the first installment of the "Buffalo Butte Blog". Our goal is to share what's going on at the ranch with all of our great friends we've made over the years.