South Dakota hunting with Crooked Creek Outfitters offers prime mule deer hunts, antelope hunts, and prairie dog hunts in "almost" Montana. The hunting area covers over 27,000 acres, some of which borders Montana. The hunting area is located in Harding County, South Dakota. We are now opening it to guided archery hunting.

The outstanding rugged terrain and range is loaded with mule deer and antelope and has some big animals. The outfitters are very experienced and know their South Dakota hunting land, and in some cases, you will fill early.

Along with your mule deer hunting or antelope hunt, you will stay at a nice ranch/lodge and be served good home cooked meals and be fully taken care of.

We offer guided archery/firearm hunting for mule deer and archery/firearm for antelope! Licenses are available over the counter upon request for archery. You may buy your license by applying directly to the Game, Fish & Parks. Firearm deer & antelope, at this time, remains on a draw basis. At the time that you receive your license we will schedule your hunt.

When you deal with archery, it is difficult to figure an exact success rate. The opportunity percentage should be close to 100% with an approximate kill rate of 60-70%.  Our 2007 archery Antelope success rate was 76.42%. Success rate has been 100% for firearm deer & antelope.

We have included archery due to the current draw system in South Dakota for firearm tags. The archery tags are a guaranteed application. We have an ample quantity of quality animals on our property. From this point on the deer and antelope hunts will be archery as well as rifle hunts.

Most hunts are staged from blinds set along pre-scouted trails, gullies, alfalfa fields, waterholes, fences, and water tanks. We "spot and stalk" if conditions avail to the situation. Due to the fact that we are a prairie and "Badland Breaks" landscape with numerous dry creek bottoms, we do not utilize tree stands to any extent. In our alfalfa fields, food plots, hay corrals, and any situation requiring blinds, we use both man-made and "Double Bull" brand blinds.

Crooked Creek Outfitters offers prime South Dakota hunting in the northwest part of the state in Harding County. Owners John Hight and Matt Gilbert are native to the area, having both been born into ranching families in Harding County. 

Over the years, John pursued a career in Law Enforcement and learned the outfitting business from the bottom up - by working for others.

In 1983, John came back to Pierre, SD, and established "Cherokee Charters," which catered to fishermen and  big game hunters.  In late 2001, John sold that business and formed Crooked Creek Outfitters along with Matt Gilbert.

Matt, in contrast, stayed in Harding County and now runs the family ranching operation there, along with his wife, Carmen, daughter Gracy, his dad, and his brother. Besides golfing and hunting, Matt has aspirations of one day operating as a Big Game Outfitter.

With Matt's present knowledge and John's experience that day will come, as John has aspirations of one day again retiring! When that day comes, Crooked Creek Outfitters, as it does now, will provide you - the sportsman - the quality, integrity and value you deserve in your deer and antelope hunts.

Crooked Creek Outfitters also offers guided South Dakota pheasant hunting. Based out of Pierre, South Dakota, the state's capital and geographically located in the center of the state, we are in prime pheasant hunting country!

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