Cain Creek Outfitters

Cain Creek Outfitters grew out of Langbehn Land & Cattle—a working farm and Angus cattle operation that's been in the family for generations. Mike Langbehn didn't set out to be an outfitter. He just had good land, healthy bird populations, and friends who kept asking to hunt. That was 35 years ago. Today they manage thousands of acres across Beadle County and hold some of the best land leases in South Dakota. The operation has grown, but the fundamentals haven't changed: Mike still guides every hunt, and the birds are still wild.

Here's the dirty secret of South Dakota pheasant hunting: most lodges stock birds and call it "wild." Cain Creek doesn't play that game.

"We do not, have not, and will not ever release pen-raised birds."

Every rooster you flush here grew up in Beadle County—not a game farm. South Dakota's daily limit on wild pheasants is 3. If a lodge offers more than that, those aren't wild birds. Cain Creek follows the regulations because the birds are actually wild.

Hunters who've been disappointed by other "wild" hunts find them eventually. Once they hunt here, they don't go back.

The lodge started life as a 1938 South Dakota farmhouse—impressive enough to make the cover of the Saturday Evening Post. They've restored it from the studs out, keeping the character while adding everything you'd expect from a first-class hunting lodge.

Lodge Amenities: - Home-cooked meals three times daily (dinners feature fresh pheasant prepared multiple ways) - Fully stocked bar with top-shelf and bottom-shelf options - Sporting clays course for warm-up or evening settling of scores - Heated dog kennels if you bring your own bird dogs - Fire pit for South Dakota nights - WiFi and TV (shooting simulator available for evening entertainment) - Maid service and daily housekeeping

Pheasant Season: Third Saturday in October through January 1st

Quick Getaway Package - 1 day / 1 night: $675 + 5.5% tax - 1 full day guided hunting - 1 night lodging - 3 home-cooked meals - Top-shelf beverage service included

Most Popular: 3-Day Package - 3 days / 4 nights: $1,950 + 5.5% tax - 3 full days of guided hunting - 4 nights lodging in historic lodge - 3 home-cooked meals per day - Top-shelf beverage service - Sporting clays and shooting simulator access

Non-Hunting Guests - $350 per day/night - Full lodge accommodations - 3 home-cooked meals per day - All lodge amenities

Deer Hunting (September-December 31) - 4 days / 4 nights - Successful hunt (deer harvested): $1,500 + 5% tax - Unsuccessful hunt: $1,000 + 5% tax

• •Airport pickup from Sioux Falls (2 hours) or Huron (30 minutes)
• •Ammunition included (2 boxes of shells, 12/20 gauge)
• •Safety gear (blaze orange vests and glasses)
• •Bird processing (cleaned, frozen, and packaged)
• •Shotgun loaner if you fly in light
• •Heated dog kennels for your hunting dogs
• •WiFi and TV if you need to check in

Cain Creek is located near Wolsey, South Dakota in east-central Beadle County—heart of pheasant country. Beadle County consistently ranks among South Dakota's top pheasant-producing counties.

• •Address: 38833 203rd St, Wolsey, SD 57384
• •Route: Right on Highway 281

Airports: - Sioux Falls Regional (FSD): 2 hours — served by Delta, United, American, Allegiant, Frontier - Huron Regional (HON): 30 minutes — closest option for quick ground transfer

Complimentary airport pickup is included. Just provide your flight details when you book.

• •Morning: Sleep in. Breakfast is leisurely after legal shooting time (10 AM). Hit the sporting clays if you want to shake off the rust.
• •Midday: Hunt the morning fields. Lunch in the field or back at the lodge—your call.
• •Afternoon: Keep hunting until sunset. Their guides know where birds hold in the afternoon.
• •Evening: Drinks and appetizers at the bar. Dinner is served family-style. The fire pit's lit if you want it.

Good pheasant habitat doesn't happen by accident. Cain Creek has spent decades working with CRP, rotating crops, and managing cover specifically for wildlife. The result: thousands of acres of prime hunting land on multiple private leases in one of South Dakota's most productive regions.

They're farmers first. The hunting operation exists because they built something worth hunting on.

• •Deposit & Payment: 50% deposit due within 10 days of booking. Balance due upon arrival.
• •Hunting License: South Dakota license required (purchase at gfp.sd.gov or they can assist)
• •Bag Limits: Legal daily limit is 3 pheasants per hunter. All SD regulations followed.
• •Exclusive Rental: Minimum 10 hunters needed for exclusive lodge rental during hunting season.
• •Not Included: License, tipping (optional), bird shipping

• •Phone: 605-350-1901 (Mike's cell—texting is often fastest during season)
• •Home: 605-883-4738
• •Email: [email protected]
• •Mailing Address: Mike Langbehn, Cain Creek Outfitters Inc, 3430 Ward Court, Rapid City, SD 57702

Mike guides every hunt. You're not handed off to an employee.