HistoryRingneck Retreat emerged from Darik Tschetter's lifelong passion for hunting and the outdoors. Taught by his father, Harvey Tschetter, Darik grew up in South Dakota and has a thorough appreciation for and understanding of the land and its inhabitants. Today a team chosen for its shared dedication and welcoming nature joins Darik in making Ringneck Retreat an incredible get-away. In the lodge, guests experience warm hospitality and delicious home-cooked meals. Out on the hunt, you will experience personalized attention from professional guides. We pride ourselves on our expert field guides who custom tailor their hunts. Darik and Dean watch each group and the individual group members to get a feel for their needs, and they go out of their way to help someone who may not be getting a shot.SpecialtiesAt Ringneck Retreat, we never manufacture a hunting experience. We're not a fenced-in preserve, and we don't raise animals for you to shoot. Instead, we simply share our incredible 2500 acres with guests, so you can enjoy a truly wild hunt alongside our expert guides and elite bird dogs. Every animal you see on our hunts is wild, including pheasants, snow geese, deer, coyotes, jackrabbits, and fox. We want you to experience a real hunt that challenges you, not an easy day chasing pen-raised birds. Our guides plan a unique hunt for each group, based on guests' desires and experience levels. We're happy to accommodate everyone from guests who prefer a more relaxing hunt to guest who aren't afraid of a little cold weather (possibly snow) and like the fast action adrenaline pumping hunt that we see in the late season. On these hunts the birds are educated, easily spooked, and bunched up so things happen quickly, meaning that there is some strategic planning required to get everyone into shooting positions. If you like high, fast flying shots then the late season is for you. Give it a try and test your shooting abilities. Because we have 2500 acres of prime hunting land -- nearly 5000 acres overall -- guests rarely cover the same terrain twice in a hunt. As you traverse through our expansive CRP grasslands, shelter belts, small weed patches, slues, and food plots of corn and milo, you'll experience a variety of prime habitats that provide for a challenging hunt.